Power of a Woman, Eleanor of Aquitaine

Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine

The power of the feminine spirit soars as Eleanor of Aquitaine - toughest of medieval women - relates her trials and triumphs through eighty hard years.

Eleanor of Aquitaine prevailed in an "iron, bearded world" as she puts it in "Power of a Woman". Her long life was a fight to build and sustain feminine power and influence in an era controlled by the male-dominated Church and royal courts. "Power of a Woman" captures Eleanor's thoughts in her own voice, recalling exploits that carried her over the peaks and troughs of eighty turbulent years.

While she dictates, Eleanor lives her roles again, as: duchess of Aquitaine, queen of France and warring courtier, crusader, queen and regent of England, patron of troubadours, empire builder, femme fatale and the subject of romantic verse, mother of too many sons, founder of her Court of Ladies (Court of Love), instigator and arbiter of family strife, scorned wife, banished exile, regent of England again, tax collector, ransom gatherer, peacemaker, matchmaker, and perpetual negotiator. At eighty-one years of age this magnificent lady dictates the royal progress of her life.

Timeline: Eleanor of Aquitaine. More than 270 entries make this the most comprehensive timeline of the life and events...more

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