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The Captive Queen
Alison Weir
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Description for The Captive Queen
Paperback. It is the year 1152, and a beautiful woman rides through France, fleeing her crown, her two young daughters and a shattered marriage. Her husband, Louis of France has been more monk than monarch, and certainly not a lover. Now Eleanor of Aquitaine has one sole purpose. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 372.
It is the year 1152, and a beautiful woman rides through France, fleeing her crown, her two young daughters and a shattered marriage.
Her husband, Louis of France has been more monk than monarch, and certainly not a lover. Now Eleanor of Aquitaine has one sole purpose: to return to her duchy and marry the man she loves, Henry Plantagenet, destined for greatness as King of England. It will be a union founded on lust, renowned as one of the most vicious marriages in history, and it will go on to forge a great empire and a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099534587
SKU
V9780099534587
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Ref
99-99
About Alison Weir
Alison Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen ... Read more
Reviews for The Captive Queen
A vibrant historical novel that explores the rocky relationship between Henry Plantagenet and Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose union produced King John and Richard the Lionheart
Marie Claire
A tumultous tale, told here with insight, empathy, vitality and vision . . . A brilliant portrayal of a marriage in meltdown
Lancashire Evening Post
Alison Weir deserves the ... Read more
Marie Claire
A tumultous tale, told here with insight, empathy, vitality and vision . . . A brilliant portrayal of a marriage in meltdown
Lancashire Evening Post
Alison Weir deserves the ... Read more