Eleanor, April Queen of Aquitaine by Douglas Boyd

Eleanor, April Queen of Aquitaine by Douglas Boyd

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In this new biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Boyd takes the reader to the heart of this extraordinary woman. He reveals her as a peculiarly 'modern' character - she refused to be a consenting victim of ethnic cleansing; and she promotes her vision of a continent wide dynasty.

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Eleanor, April Queen of Aquitaine by Douglas Boyd

In this new biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Boyd takes the reader to the heart of this extraordinary woman. He reveals her as a peculiarly 'modern' character - she refused to be a consenting victim of ethnic cleansing; and she promotes her vision of a continent wide dynasty.
Douglas Boyd is a linguist, novelist, screenwriter and writer of non-fiction. After working for the Rank Organisation negotiating film rights, he began work at the BBc, where he worked as an administrator, then an Assistant Producer of Outside Broadcasts and finally as a Producer/Director, based in Manchester, where he made three series of historical documentaries.
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ISBN 13 9780750932899
ISBN 10 0750932899
Title Eleanor, April Queen of Aquitaine
Author Douglas Boyd
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2004-02-12
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.