Matthew Lewis Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine (Paperback)

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Subtitle: Founding an Empire EAN: 9781398115507 Country of Origin: GB Type: Countries & Regions Language: English Number of Pages: 352 Pages ISBN: 9781398115507 ISBN-10: 1398115509 Format: Uk-B Format Paperback Release Date: 05/15/2023 Topic: Europe / Great Britain / General, Europe / Medieval Genre: History Illustrator: Yes Item Height: 1 in Item Width: 5.1 in Publication Year: 2023 gtin13: 9781398115507 Release Year: 2023 Publisher: Amberley Publishing Item Weight: 9.9 Oz Author: Matthew Lewis Book Title: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine : Founding an Empire Item Length: 7.8 in Publication Name: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Further Details Title: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine Condition: New Author: Matthew Lewis Publisher: Amberley Publishing Format: Paperback Subtitle: Founding an Empire ISBN-10: 1398115509 EAN: 9781398115507 ISBN: 9781398115507 Release Date: 05/15/2023 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Weight: 280g Genre: History Description: Henry II became King of England in 1154 after twenty years of civil war. He was the first Plantagenet king, the founder of England’s most successful and longest-ruling dynasty.But Henry did not come to the throne alone. He had married Eleanor of Aquitaine, a feisty, formidable and powerful woman ten years his senior. Eleanor had spent fifteen years married to Louis VII of France before he divorced her, only to be angered when she married his young rival. Together, they were a medieval power couple who soon added the ultimate rank of king and queen consort to their list of titles. With them, the Angevin Empire was born.Over the decades, a wedge was driven between the king, fiercely protective of his empire, and Eleanor, who felt restrained in her husband’s shadow. Henry imprisoned his wife, fought his elder sons and pinned his hopes on his youngest, whose betrayal was the last straw.This book charts the early lives of Henry and Eleanor before they became a European power couple and examines the impact of their union on contemporaries and European politics. It explores the birth of the Angevin Empire that spread from Northumberland to the Mediterranean, and the causes of the disintegration of that vast territory, as well as the troublesome relationships between Henry and his sons, who dragged their father to the battlefield to defend his lands from their ambitious intriguing. Type: Countries & Regions Release Year: 2023 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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