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Eleanor of Aquitaine a life

A biography of one of the most influential women of the Middle Ages discusses her marriages to Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, and her later efforts to secure the throne of England for her sons.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Weir, Alison, 1951- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Ballantine Books, 2000.
Edition:	1st American ed.
Subjects:	Eleanor, > of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, > 1122?-1204. Louis > VII, > King of France, > approximately 1120-1180 > Marriage. Henry > II, > King of England, > 1133-1189 > Marriage. Great Britain > History > Henry II, 1154-1189 > Biography. France > History > Louis VII, 1137-1180 > Biography. Queens > Great Britain > Biography. Queens > France > Biography. Biographies.
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Summary:	A biography of one of the most influential women of the Middle Ages discusses her marriages to Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, and her later efforts to secure the throne of England for her sons.
Physical Description:	xxi, 441 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-373) and index.
ISBN:	9780345434876 0345434870 9780345405401 0345405404
Author Notes:	Alison Weir was born in London, England on July 8, 1951. She received training to be a teacher with a concentration in history from the North Western Polytechnic. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a civil servant and ran her own school for children with learning difficulties from 1991 to 1997. Her first book, Britain's Royal Families, was published in 1989. Her other books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII; Children of England; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Henry VIII: King and Court; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Isabella. Her first novel, Innocent Traitor, was published in 2006. Her other novels include The Lady Elizabeth, The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn, The Captive Queen, A Dangerous Inheritance, and Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen. (Bowker Author Biography)