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The Courts of Love: The Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Queens of England: Volume 5)
by: Jean Plaidy

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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780006176596
ISBN: 0006176593
Label: Fontana Press
Manufacturer: Fontana Press
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: January 12, 1989
Publisher: Fontana Press
Studio: Fontana Press
Sales Rank: 223351

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- THE FIRST FEMINIST...
In this, the fifth volume in her Queens of England series of novels, the author, also known as Victoria Holt to her legion of fans, tackles the story of Eleanor of Aquitaine, a woman who led an incomparable life. Born in an age when women tended to be submissive and docile, Eleanor was anything but. She was an outspoken, well-educated, independent, and beautiful woman. Hers is a story that, in the hands this author, an accomplished storyteller, captivates the reader.

Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, became Queen of France when she entered into a marriage of state with Louis VII of France, a somewhat weak and ineffectual, though pious, young ruler. Theirs was not a passionate affair of the heart but, rather, a misalliance that would ... Read More:

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- THE FIRST FEMINIST...
In this, the fifth volume in her Queens of England series of novels, the author, also known as Victoria Holt to her legion of fans, tackles the story of Eleanor of Aquitaine, a woman who led an incomparable life. Born in an age when women tended to be submissive and docile, Eleanor was anything but. She was an outspoken, well-educated, independent, and beautiful woman. Hers is a story that, in the hands this author, an accomplished storyteller, captivates the reader.

Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, became Queen of France when she entered into a marriage of state with Louis VII of France, a somewhat weak and ineffectual, though pious, young ruler. Theirs was not a passionate affair of the heart but, rather, a misalliance that would ... Read More:

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- THE FIRST FEMINIST...
In this, the fifth volume in her Queens of England series of novels, the author, also known as Victoria Holt to her legion of fans, tackles the story of Eleanor of Aquitaine, a woman who led an incomparable life. Born in an age when women tended to be submissive and docile, Eleanor was anything but. She was an outspoken, well educated, independent, and beautiful woman. Hers is a story that, in the hands this author, an accomplished storyteller, captivates the reader.

Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, became Queen of France when she entered into a marriage of state with Louis VII of France, a somewhat weak and ineffectual, though pious, young ruler. Theirs was not a passionate affair of the heart but, rather, a mesalliance that would ... Read More:

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- Historical Fiction at its best.
Eleanor of Aquitaine is without doubt one of the most fascinating characters in history and Jean Plaidy brings her to life with characteristic flair and believability. Her ambition, passion and ruthlessness leap off the page and the events of her life are vividly described and brought into a personal context.

Although Jean Plaidy's writing is classed as historical fiction my mother was told to read her novels as a back up to bring the history she studied at A level to life. Although most of the detail in terms of personal events and emotions which bring the characters to life is based on supposition on the part of the writer the larger historical facts are well researched and for the most part, accurate. Jean Plaidy writes great ... Read More:

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