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Eleanor of Aquitaine: Not Your Average Medieval Woman

Medievalists.net — Tue, 05 May 2015 13:46:55 +0000

Eleanor of Aquitaine is one of the most well-known English queens of the Middle Ages.

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Henry II and Arthurian Legend

Medievalists.net — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:08:59 +0000

For several decades now, a number of medievalists have directly linked this new fashion in Arthurian literature to the patronage of Henry II.

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An actress’ approach to the role of Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion In Winter by James Goldman

Medievalists.net — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:59:22 +0000

The story of her struggle with her husband, Henry II, at the time of the death of their eldest son, Henry the Young King, in 1183, has been made into a play by James Goldman, called The Lion in Winter, which was produced successfully on Broadway in March, 1966.

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BOOK REVIEW: A King’s Ransom – Sharon Kay Penman

Medievalists.net — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 23:22:03 +0000

A King’s Ransom is the follow up to Lionheart and tells the story of King Richard I’s imprisonment in Germany at the hands of Duke Leopold of Austria and Emperor Heinrich VI and of his battle to win back his Kingdom from his rapacious brother John.

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Analyzing History: Bertran de Born – Innocent Poet or Inciter of Revolt

Medievalists.net — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:18:57 +0000

While words are powerful tools that can invoke emotions ranging from jubilation to revulsion, could they be the cause of a rebellion against Henry II of England by his children and wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine? Could the words of a mere troubadour drive the revolt of a family against their king?

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BOOKS: Great Reads about Medieval Queens!

Medievalists.net — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 16:31:43 +0000

Queens Consort: England’s Medieval Queens from Eleanor of Aquitaine to Elizabeth of York Author: Lisa Hilton Publisher: Pegasus (August 3, 2010) Summary England’s medieval queens were elemental in shaping the history of the nation. In an age where all politics were family politics, dynastic marriages placed English queens at the very center of power—the king’s bed. […]

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Eleanor, Queen of France and England and Duchess of Aquitaine

Medievalists.net — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 03:37:47 +0000

There never has been another Queen like her.

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Agatha, Clerical ‘Wife’ and Wet Nurse to King John of England, Longtime Companion to Godfrey de Lucy, Bishop of Winchester

Medievalists.net — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:38:56 +0000

Agatha’s life, like that of her mistress Eleanor of Aquitaine, is remarkable in an age when women’s innate inferiority and wives’ subordination to their husbands were almost universally accepted, and discussions of women and marriage in learned treatises, sermons, and vernacular stories were 'at worst misogynistic and at best ambivalent.'

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Queen’s Gold and Intercession: The Case of Eleanor of Aquitaine

Medievalists.net — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:46:34 +0000

This essay will consider basic questions about queen’s gold and intercession. First it will address the mechanics of the levy and collection of queen’s gold, beginning with fundamentals such as the nature of the levy and who paid. An investigation into the origins of queen’s gold will follow.

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How did the expansion of royal authority affect the traditional ruling institutions during the reigns of Henry II and Philip II Augustus?

Medievalists.net — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:23:58 +0000

The study of the Angevin kings can be seen as effectivelyseparating Henry II and his successors from mere kings of England and can be seen asresponsible for highlighting the continental origins of these kings.

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