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Touchstone
April 2010
On Sale: April 20, 2010
Featuring: Eleanor of Aquitaine
311 pages
ISBN: 143914611X
EAN: 9781439146118
Trade Size (reprint)
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Historical
Eleanor of Aquitaine rules as a modern heroine in the
twelfth century, in this beloved classic of royal fiction
from renowned author Norah Lofts. At a time when a
woman’s value was measured solely by her wealth and the
number of sons she bore, Eleanor was the high-spirited,
stubborn, and intelligent heiress to the vast duchy of
Aquitaine. Her leadership inspired the loyalty of her
people, but she was continually doubted and silenced by the
men who ruled beside her—the less wise but far more powerful
men of the church and court who were unwilling to lose power
to a woman, regardless of her rank or ability. Through
marriages to two kings, two Crusades, and the births of ten
children— including the future King Richard the
Lionhearted—Eleanor solidified her place in history. In
Eleanor the Queen, Norah Lofts brings to life a brave
and complex woman who was centuries ahead of her time.
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