Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine (Random House

Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine (Random House Reader's Circle)

Nearing her thirtieth birthday, Eleanor of Aquitaine has spent the past dozen frustrating years as wife to the pious King Louis VII of France. But when Henry of Anjou, the young and dynamic future king of England, arrives at the French court, he and the seductive Eleanor experience a mutual passion powerful enough to ignite the world. Indeed, after the annulment of Eleanorâ€™s marriage to Louis and her remarriage to Henry, the union of this royal couple creates a vast empire that stretches from the Scottish border to the Pyreneesâ€”and marks the beginning of the celebrated Plantagenet dynasty. But Henry and Eleanorâ€™s marriage, charged with physical heat, begins a fiery downward spiral marred by power struggles and bitter betrayals. Amid the rivalries and infidelities, the coupleâ€™s rebellious sons grow impatient for power, and the scene is set for a vicious and tragic conflict that will threaten to engulf them all.
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 345511883
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2011-04-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345511881

Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine (Random House Reader's Circle)