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Power of a Woman, 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.
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Was Eleanor of Aquitaine born great? Did she achieve greatness, or was it thrust upon her? The toughest of medieval women relates her struggle to assert feminine power in a male-dominated world. Read reviews, essays, excerpts, a reader's group guide, Eleanor's timeline, and the book...
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Around 1152, a stonemason carved Eleanor of Aquitaine's head with that of her second husband, the future Henry II. She was thirty. Artist Duncan Long has transformed stone to flesh for "Power of a Woman" adding the blue eyes from a contemporary description. The Cloisters in New York houses the original sculpture. Portrait of Eleanor of Aquitaine for "Power of a Woman"
Copyright Duncan Long.
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Robert Fripp's skillful prose sheds a unique perspective on one of the most enigmatic women in history: Eleanor of Aquitaine. 'Power of a Woman' records Eleanor's dictated memoirs, making it a must read for anyone interested in this world-worn queen and her strife-torn times. Indeed, it will appeal to anyone who just enjoys a good historical read. The style reminds me somewhat of 'I, Claudius', which is huge praise in this reviewer's eyes.
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"A knight who holds a weapon ties his hands. He must either strike or be encumbered by his load. Thus he loses his own freedom to be free. A woman may command with empty hands for she is free to use such weapons as she will. Let her choose words, for darts wound faster than a sword. Let her choose frailty, for limpid mud mires heavy cavalry. Let her choose the sheen of silk, for silk attracts as iron repels. Let her choose allure, for thereby she can sap resistance. Let her seem foolish, for men accede to women's seeming folly. Let her be subtle, for subtlety will always out-manoeuvre strength. Women are as water wearing rock."
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1. Eleanor grew up in her father's and her grandfather's relatively progressive courts in Bordeaux and Poitou. In the summer "traveling season" her family moved widely through her ancestral provinces of Poitou and Aquitaine. Poetry, music, troubadour entertainments and educated discussion diluted the strict, more absolute aspects of religion in these provinces. Meanwhile, the smaller kingdom of France was dominated by strong churchmen, Abbé Bernard [Saint Bernard of Clairvaux] who preached an absolute, faith-based...
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This is among the most comprehensive of timelines describing the life and events surrounding Eleanor of Aquitaine. Note that years did not always start on the first of January in the medieval period. Scribes observed different local traditions. For that reason, although the day and month of an event may be precise, I sometimes suggest one year or the next. For example, Eleanor gave birth to John on 24 December at King's Manor House, Oxford. However, the year is variously recorded as 1166 or 1167. Similarly, Joanna was born at Angers in October of either 1164 or 1165.
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Power of a Woman. Supplementary essay 1. Robert Fripp's essays about Eleanor of Aquitaine supplement the eBook, Power of a Woman: Memoirs of a turbulent life.
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Power of a Woman. Supplementary essay 2. Robert Fripp's essays about Eleanor of Aquitaine supplement the eBook, Power of a Woman: Memoirs of a turbulent life.
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Power of a Woman. Supplementary essay 3. Robert Fripp's essays about Eleanor of Aquitaine supplement the eBook, Power of a Woman: Memoirs of a turbulent life.
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