Description
| Product ID: | 9781803991214 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Families of Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| Subtitle: | A Female Network of Power in the Middle Ages |
| Authors: | Author: J.F. Andrews |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, European history, History, British & Irish history, Medieval history, England, France, c 1000 CE to c 1500 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An engaging account of the lives and careers of Eleanor of Aquitaine’s daughters and daughters-in-law The lives of the sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine are the stuff of legend. Her daughters, however, are less well known, and the fascinating personalities of her daughters-in-law have been almost entirely overlooked, as have those of the daughters she bore Louis VII of France. The Families of Eleanor of Aquitaine redresses this balance and showcases the lives, travels and careers of these ten very different women, who formed a great international network of political alliances that linked their parents, siblings, husbands and children all across Europe and the Holy Land. Some of these women found happiness; others endured lives of turmoil and conflict. Some of them were close; others never met. But two things linked them all: their connection to Eleanor and to the kingdoms over which she reigned – and their determination to exert authority on their own terms in a male-dominated world. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-02-16 |