The Captive Queen

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She was sung of by troubadours, knights spilled blood for her at tournaments. Before the mind and beauty of this woman, kings bowed their heads. Her life, burdened by passion, was bright and fierce like a comet. The break with... her husband Louis VII, king of France, and a love on the brink of madness for the young handsome Henry of Anjou, future king of England, — a love that eventually turned into hatred and ended in captivity and a convent. And she also gave the world Richard the Lionheart, famous for his feats and victories. And she unleashed the Hundred Years' War, the longest in Europe. Eleanor of Aquitaine — her life is the most adventurous of novels, lived like a single moment.

Author: Элисон Уэйр

Printhouse: Azbuka

Series: The Big Book. Historical Novel

Age restrictions: 18+

Year of publication: 2026

ISBN: 9785389261990

Number of pages: 544

Size: 210х140х33 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 662 g

ID: 1738347

She was sung of by troubadours, knights spilled blood for her at tournaments. Before the mind and beauty of this woman, kings bowed their heads. Her life, burdened by passion, was bright and fierce like a comet. The break with her husband Louis VII, king of France, and a love on the brink of madness for the young handsome Henry of Anjou, future king of England, — a love that eventually turned into hatred and ended in captivity and a convent. And she also gave the world Richard the Lionheart, famous for his feats and victories. And she unleashed the Hundred Years' War, the longest in Europe. Eleanor of Aquitaine — her life is the most adventurous of novels, lived like a single moment.

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