The Families of Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Female Network of Power in the Middle Ages
By J. F. Andrews
Read by Jennifer M. Dixon
Unabridged
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$39.99
ISBN: 9798212968782
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ISBN: 9798212968799
| Runtime: | 7.11 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
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.
Author
Author Bio: J. F. Andrews
J. F. Andrews is the pseudonym of a historian who has a PhD in medieval studies specializing in warfare and combat. Andrews has published a number of academic books and articles in the United Kingdome, United States, and France and was one of the contributors to the Oxford Encyclopaedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Andrews is also active in public engagement with history, having written several historical novels and contributed popular history articles to blogs and magazines. Andrews runs a highly regarded website offering background information on many aspects of medieval life, which is consulted by a wide range of historians, students and historical writers.
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Runtime: | 7.11 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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