When ordering from the US, parcels may be subject to import tax and duty charges, which the buyer is responsible to pay. Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Alison Weir This product data sheet is originally written in English. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CONDITION: NEW Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Alison Weir Paperback, 441 Pages, Published 2001 Combining the pace and descriptive quality of a novel with the authority of a textbook, Alison Weir's study of the revered and reviled Eleanor of Aquitaine should be valuable to anyone with an interest in medieval European history. Wife of Louis VII of France and subsequently of Henry II of England, and mother of Richard "the Lion-Hearted," Eleanor played a prominent part in the politics of the 12th century. The author of a number of other books on the medieval period (Life of Elizabeth I, The Children of Henry VIII), Weir brings all the color and ever-present dangers of Eleanor's world to life, filling the text with absorbing background detail and revelatory contemporary anecdotes. She is concerned throughout to make critical analysis of the primary sources, the later myths about Eleanor, and other modern biographies. This results in a fresh and thoughtful perspective on the energetic life of a determined and ambitious woman living with the sexism, excesses, and violence of a society in which the word of a single man could condemn thousands to death. Eleanor of Aquitaine is a vivacious but scholarly book with extensive notes and references, giving an objective and rich account of the staunch Eleanor, her feuding family and her complex and unstable world. --Karen Tiley, Amazon.co.uk ACTUAL PHOTOS UPLOADED ? Copyright . All rights reserved. / Combining the pace and descriptive quality of a novel with the authority of a textbook, Alison Weir's study of the revered and reviled Eleanor of Aquitaine should be valuable to anyone with an interest in medieval European history. Wife of Louis VII of France and subsequently of Henry II of England, and mother of Richard "the Lion-Hearted," Eleanor played a prominent part in the politics of the 12th century. The author of a number of other books on the medieval period (Life of Elizabeth I, The Children of Henry VIII), Weir brings all the color and ever-present dangers of Eleanor's world to life, filling the text with absorbing background detail and revelatory contemporary anecdotes. She is concerned throughout to make critical analysis of the primary sources, the later myths about Eleanor, Publisher Random House Publishing Group Item Height 1.1in. Language English Author Alison Weir Item Weight 15.4 Oz Format Trade Paperback Item Width 5.5in. Topic Royalty Topic Europe / Great Britain / General Topic Europe / Medieval Publication Year 2001 Item Length 8.2in. Book Title Eleanor of Aquitaine : Alife Number of Pages 496 Pages Genre Biography Autobiography Genre History Features Reprint