Eleanor of Aquitaine : queen of France, queen of England / Ralph V. Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Ralph V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204.

Eleanor.

Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189.

Louis VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180.

History.

Marriage.

Great Britain--History--Henry II, 1154-1189--Biography.

Great Britain.

Louis VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180--Marriage.

Louis.

Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189--Marriage.

Henry.

France--History--Louis VII, 1137-1180--Biography.

France.

Queens--Great Britain--Biography.

Queens.

Queens--France--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 395 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, [2009]

Contents:

1 Growing Up in the Ducal Court of Aquitaine, 1124-1137 10

2 Bride to a King, Queen of the French, 1137-1145 39

3 Adventures and Misadventures on the Second Crusade, 1145-1149 70

4 A Husband Lost, a Husband Gained, 1149-1154 99

5 Once More a Queen and Mother: England, 1154-1168 123

6 A Queen's Work: Regent for an Absentee King, 1155-1168 150

7 A Taste of Power in Poitou, 1168-1173 175

8 A Queen's Discontent and her Sons' Thwarted Ambitions, 1173-1174 205

9 A Captive Queen's Lost Years, 1174-1189 231

10 The Queen-Mother: Richard's Reign, 1189-1199 256

11 Securing the Plantagenet Legacy: John's Reign, 1199-1204 280

12 Overwhelmed by a Black Legend 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [318]-382) and index.

ISBN:

9780300119114

0300119119

OCLC:

258333591