Eleanor of Aquitaine by Desmond Seward

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Eleanor of Aquitaine by Desmond Seward

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Part of Penguin Classic Biography S series

Summary

Eleanor of Aquitaine's glamour, her patronage of poets, and her throwing off of constraints which shackled women in the 12th century, are almost forgotten, as are her gifts as politician and leader. This book attempts to reconcile the paradoxes in her formal personality.

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Eleanor of Aquitaine by Desmond Seward

Eleanor of Aquitaine's glamour, her patronage of poets, and her throwing off of constraints which shackled women in the 12th century, are almost forgotten, as are her gifts as politician and leader. This book attempts to reconcile the paradoxes in her formal personality.

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Desmond Seward is a highly-regarded historian of the late Middle Ages. He is the author of HENRY V AS WARLORD published in Classic Penguin Military History, THE MONKS OF WAR (Penguin), THE WARS OF THE ROSES and RICHARD III: ENGLAND's BLACK LEGEND (Penguin).
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ISBN 13 9780141390925
ISBN 10 0141390921
Title Eleanor of Aquitaine
Author Desmond Seward
Series Penguin Classic Biography S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2001-10-25
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.