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Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir













Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. She married a man named William, who was the first of a number of strong-minded men in the ducal family tree.

Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir

She was the first of a number of strong-minded women in the ducal family tree. However, its rulers could not extend their power into the feudal wilderness beyond Poitiers.#4 Eleanor was the daughter of a noble race. It was a land of small walled cities, fortified keeps, moated castles, and wealthy monasteries. In the twelfth century, the county of Poitou and the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony covered a vast region in the southwest of what is now France, encompassing all the land between the River Loire in the north and the Pyrenees in the south.#3 The region of Aquitaine was rich in resources, and its people were diverse and rich. Women had little place in this society.#2 Eleanor of Aquitaine was heiress to one of the richest domains in mediaeval Europe.

Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir

Christianity governed the lives of everyone in feudal Europe, and the Pope's decrees were ultimate authority for all spiritual and moral matters. Book Preview: #1 Feudal Europe was a military society dominated by men. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.















Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir