{"product_id":"eleanor-of-aquitaine-dolores-e-pollock-9798397188555","title":"Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Girl Who Shaped History","description":"\u003ci\u003eEleanor of Aquitaine: The Girl Who Shaped History\u003c\/i\u003e begins when Eleanor is fifteen and follows her throughout her remarkable life, which spanned the twelfth century. The richest landholder in her day, Eleanor married the French crown prince, but she was bored and stifled in her marriage. Then she met Henry Plantagenet, the heir to the English throne. In him she saw a match for her spirit, intelligence, and energy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEleanor's adventures were legendary. She rode in the Second Crusade, delivered the ransom to Germany when her son Richard was kidnapped during the Third Crusade, survived an ambush, crossed the Alps in winter to deliver a wife to Richard, and led armies. Caught in a clash of dynasties, Eleanor was even imprisoned for fifteen of her eighty-two years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong her ten children were Richard, the Lion Hearted, and John, the weak king of Robin Hood lore. Two of her daughters, Eleanor\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand Joanne, were queens of\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eCastile\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand Sicily respectively. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEleanor skillfully ruled alone and with partners. For decades, she stood not just at the center of the political life of medieval Europe, but at the center of the cultural life as well. She loved and fostered Gothic architecture, the ideals of courtly love, the legend of King Arthur, and the songs of the troubadours. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer accomplishments and influence made Eleanor famous not just in her own lifetime, but throughout history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dolores E. Pollock, Suzanne S. Nielson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798397188555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.44d","brand":"Dolores E. Pollock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670593327359,"sku":"9798397188555","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eleanor-of-aquitaine-dolores-e-pollock-9798397188555","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}