Sweeping from the courts of Paris to the perils of the Crusades, Duchess of Aquitaine gloriously illuminates the life of one of the most powerful, resourceful, and fascinating women in all of history.

While her alliance to Louis VII may be a dazzling one, her husband is a cautious man whose wit and courage do not always match Eleanor's own, and she ultimately finds herself seeking an even greater match with Henry II of England. Everyone, that is, except her dying father, who insists on leaving Eleanor his most valuable provinces-and making her prey to the first baron who rides in to kidnap her.Įleanor, though, is not content to sit idly by and let herself become a victim, and devises a plan to marry the heir to the throne of France. For all of the duke's boasts that Eleanor has the brains of a man and the soul of a warrior, everyone knows that a girl of fifteen cannot possibly hold the richest dukedom in France. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Learn more about precise location detection Showing : Public Libraries K-12 Schools Sorry, no libraries found. OverDrive: ebooks, audiobooks, and more for libraries and schools « Back to Duchess of Aquitaine Find a Digital Library with Duchess of Aquitaine near you.Duchess of Aquitaine Margaret Ball Author (2007).

in linguistics from the University of Texas. Beautiful and brilliant, Eleanor is the daughter of the duke of Aquitaine, whose glittering court is the twelfth-century birthplace of courtly love. Buy Duchess of Aquitaine by Ball, Margaret online on Amazon.ae at best prices. Duchess of Aquitaine by Margaret Ball is available in these libraries Margaret Ball lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, two children, three cats, two ferrets, a hedgehog, and a large black dog.