Capetians and Plantagenets

England and France. The main confrontation of the Middle Ages, at the origins of which stand two of the most powerful families of Western Europe – the Capetians and the Plantagenets. Their three-century feud mixed courage, betrayal, jealousy, reckless love and the clash between Louis VII and Henry II. Known for her beauty and untamed spirit, the Duchess of Aquitaine became a bone of contention. Eleanor of Aquitaine, twice queen and the most influential woman, was a key figure in two Western European dynasties, spawning the rivalry of great powers. Why did the duchess choose Henry II? How did the Capetians ascend to the French throne? What are the connections between Edward I and Philip III? How did the Third Crusade end? What are the undercurrents of the privileges of the Magna Carta and who remained the outcome of the main bloodshed of the Middle Ages? The era of chivalry, Templars, intrigues, the Black Death, and the foundation of Parliament. The history of the English leopard and the French lily.