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 Eleanor Of Aquitaine : Medieval France
716 words, approx. 2 pages (1122–1204). When Duke William X of Aquitaine died in 1137, he entrusted his fifteen-year-old daughter and heiress, Eleanor, to King Louis VI. The king quickly arranged to marry her to his own heir, Louis VII (r. 1137–80). Eleanor brought... summary from source:
 Eleanor of Aquitaine Summary
90 words, approx. 1 pages1122-1204 French noblewoman and later queen who traveled to the Holy Land during the Second Crusade (1147-1149). Not only was she the best-known European woman to participate in a crusade—though not, of course, as a combatant—Eleanor also... summary from source:
 Eleanor of Aquitaine Information
6,990 words, approx. 23 pages
Eleanor of Aquitaine (or Aliénor), Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony and Countess of Poitou (1122[1]–April 1 1204) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Europe during the High Middle Ages. Eleanor was Queen consort of both France...
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 Albion Eleanor of Aquitaine: Lord and Lady.(Book Review)
09/22/2004: 843 words, approx. 3 pages Bonnie Wheeler and John Carmi Parsons, eds. Eleanor of Aquitaine: Lord and Lady. New York: Palgrave. 2003. Pp. xxix, 506. $65.00. ISBN 0-312-29582-0. According to its editors, the strength of this collection of essays on the life and career of Eleanor of... summary from source:
The Historian Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen and Legend. (book reviews)
01/01/1994: 479 words, approx. 2 pages By D.D.R. Owen. (Cambridge: Blackwell, 1993. Pp. x, 256. $21.95. Eleanor of Aquitaine is the stuff of which rather too much history has been made. It is therefore a relief to read D.D.R. Owen's new and well-judged assessment of this fascinating and...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by D. D. R. Owen
20,910 words, approx. 70 pages
In the following excerpt, Owen discusses Eleanor's chroniclers, particularly on the subject of King Henry's affair with Rosamond, and on the relationship between history and legend.
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Critical Essay by Agnes Strickland
11,755 words, approx. 39 pages
In the following excerpt, Strickland follows Eleanor's life through 1171, including her role in the Second Crusade, her attitude toward the institution of marriage, and her reaction to her husband's affair with Rosamond.
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Critical Essay by H. G. Richardson
10,947 words, approx. 37 pages
In the following essay, Richardson painstakingly examines many of the official written documents of Eleanor, and concludes that she did not have the services of a formal chancellor.
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