Eleanor of aquitaine biography book

eleanor of aquitaine biography book

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Eleanor of Aquitaine, By the Wrath of God, Queen of England/Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (1999)


Eleanor of Aquitaine is my best-selling book to date.

It was the winner of the Good Book Guide award for the best biography of 1999, as voted for by readers in 100 countries.

It is the sixth best-selling historical biography of all time in the U.K..


  

 







"An alluringly candid portrait of this most public yet elusive woman… A truly epic landscape of twelfth-century Europe in all its blood and glory." (The Boston Globe)

"Triumphantly done." (Frank McLynn, The Sunday Times)

"Weir approaches Eleanor`s story with an objective eye and a mass of source material. The result is as vivid as it is informative." (The Times)

"Evocative…A rich tapestry of a bygone age, and a judicious assessment of her subject's place within it." (Newsday)

"Lively biography." (The Sunday T

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    Usually self-confident, Eleanor of Aquitaine used her intelligence, skill and cunning to lead and rule men under the most-difficult of circumstances.

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    "Eleanor of Aquitaine" was a name that came up occasionally when I read about the Middle Ages, and one that I knew nothing about.

Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography by Marion Meade - Goodreads

    In this beautifully written biography, Alison Weir paints a vibrant portrait of a truly exceptional woman and provides new insights into her intimate world.

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      Eleanor of Aquitaine lived a long life of many contrasts, of splendor and desolation, power and peril, and in this stunning narrative, Weir captures the woman—and the queen—in all her glory.

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  • In this beautifully written new biography, Alison Weir, author of five widely acclaimed chronicles of England's royal rulers, paints a vibrant portrait of this truly exceptional woman, and provides new insights into her intimate life.
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  • During the conversation she mentioned that Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of her forebears.
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    Eleanor of Aquitaine lived a long life of many contrasts, of splendor and desolation, power and peril, and in this stunning narrative, Weir captures the woman—and the queen—in all her glory.
    Biography of the wife of King Henry II of England and mother of Richard I, the Lionheart, and John.

    Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography - Marion Meade - Google Books

  • Eleanor of Aquitaine is my best-selling book to date.