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Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#402836-UE16
Titel	Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
Auteur	Weir, Alison
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	New York : Ballantine Books
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	0345405404
ISBN13	9780345405401
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Renowned in her time for being the most beautiful woman in Europe, the wife of two kings and mother of three, Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the great heroines of the Middle Ages. At a time when women were regarded as little more than chattel, Eleanor managed to defy convention as she exercised power in the political sphere and crucial influence over her husbands and sons. In this beautifully written biography, Alison Weir paints a vibrant portrait of this truly exceptional woman, and provides new insights into her intimate world. Eleanor of Aquitaine lived a long life of many contrasts, of splendor and desolation, power and peril, and in this stunning narrative, Weir captures the woman - and the queen - in all her glory. With astonishing historic detail, mesmerizing pageantry, and irresi... (Lees verder)stible accounts of royal scandal and intrigue, she recreates not only a remarkable personality but a magnificent past era.
Pagina's	441
Conditie	Goed — Dust jacket worn along the edges.
Prijs	€ 10,00

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