Her nonfiction books include the six wives of henry viii, eleanor of aquitaine, queen isabella, and, most recently, mistress of the monarchy. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the captive queen. Click download or read online button to get the captive queen and eleanor of aquitaine book now. Captive queen tells the epic and dramatic tale of this strong and remarkable woman who held her own in a. Aquitaine is eleanor s, and her subjects adore and worship her. A novel of eleanor of aquitaine from the worlds largest community of readers. By the wrath of god, queen of england by alison weir isbn.
Historical fiction is one way to describe what she does bodiceripper may be more specific. The content and theme of this book in reality will lie alongside your heart. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 441 pages and is available in paperback format. Interesting facts about eleanor of aquitaine, from alison weir. Alison weir is the new york times bestselling author of numerous historical. A novel of eleanor of aquitaine, and she joins us here in studio. She lives in surrey, england with her husband and two children. Captive queen a novel of eleanor of aquitaine download.
The captive queen and eleanor of aquitaine download. Captive queen a novel of eleanor aquitaine alison weir. Introduction having proven herself a gifted and engaging novelist with her portrayals of queen elizabeth i in the lady elizabeth and lady jane grey in innocent traitor, new york times bestselling author alison weir now harks back to the twelfth century with a sensuous and tempestuous tale that brings vividly to life englands most passionate. It is the year 1152 and a beautiful woman of thirty, attended by only a small armed escort, is riding like the wind southwards through what is now france. Alison weir is the author of two previous books of historical fiction, innocent traitor and the lady elizabeth. Captive queen a novel of eleanor aquitaine alison weir author alison weir reads from her new novel captive queen. Her latest novel, the captive queen, was released in the summer of 2010. Interesting facts about eleanor of aquitaine, from alison weir eleanor of aquitaine 11221204 is arguably the most important and admired female figure in medieval european history. Eleanor of aquitaine 11221204 is arguably the most important and admired female figure in medieval european history. Of course, part of the magic of captive queen is henry and eleanor. A novel of eleanor of aquitaine by alison weir online at alibris.
Nearing her thirtieth birthday, eleanor of aquitaine has spent the past dozen frustrating years as wife to the pious king louis vii of france. Eleanor, duchess of aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the middle by careful research, alison weir has produced a vivid biography with a fresh. Weir wrote historical novels while a teenager, 9 and her novel in the genre of historical fiction, innocent traitor, based on the life of lady jane grey, was published in 2006. Alison weirs new novel of eleanor begins when eleanor is unhappily married to the very pious but respectful louis vii. The legend of eleanor of aquitaine has spread far and wide, elaborated throughout history by fiction, myth and troubadours songs of courtly love. A novel of eleanor of aquitaine captive queen a novel of eleanor of aquitaine random house readers circle jean sibelius the captive queen, op. A novel of eleanor of aquitaine random house readers circle 9780345511881. Weir brings all her talents to bear on this comprehensive novel, including a biographers intimate knowledge of the period that lends a particular authenticity to captive queen.
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Having proven herself a gifted and engaging novelist with her portrayals of queen eliz. Captive queen nearing her thirtieth birthday, eleanor of aquitaine has spent the past dozen frustrating years as wife to the pious king louis vii of france. A novel of eleanor of aquitaine livros na amazon brasil 9780345511874. The first edition of the novel was published in 1999, and was written by alison weir. About the author alison weir s books include britain s royal families b the six wives of henry viii b b children of england b b eleanor of aquitaine b b henry viii b b king and court b b mary queen of scots b and most recently b isabella b. Yeah, even many books are offered, this book can steal the reader heart so much. A novel of eleanor of aquitaine 9780345511874 by weir, alison and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The main characters of this history, non fiction story are eleanor of aquitaine. Eleanor bore eleven childrenamong them richard the lion heart. In captive queen, her third work of fiction, bestselling british historian alison weir offers an energetic but uneven portrait of a royal marriage gone sour eleanor of aquitaine has become the. But weir then used that history as the basis of a series of novels. Its subject, eleanor of aquitaine, was also the focus of a nonfiction biography weir.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Alison weir is the new york times bestselling author of the novels innocent traitor and the lady elizabeth and several historical biographies, including mistress of the monarchy, queen isabella, henry viii, eleanor of aquitaine, the life of elizabeth i, and the six wives of henry viii. A rare treat is to have one penned by historian alison weir, so i relished the chance to read this novel on the famous queen who had shrugged off the title of queen of france in hopes of being queen of england. Alison weir has written two works on eleanor of aquitaine pictured a nonfiction biography and a historical fiction novel. Nearing her thirtieth birthday, eleanor of aquitaine has spent the past dozen frustrating years as wife to the. Most importantly, eleanor was proud of being eleanor of aquitaine. Alison weir is a british historian and author, and not the american journalist and activist alison weir. Alison weir is the new york times bestselling author of numerous historical biographies, including the lost tudor princess, elizabeth of york, mary boleyn, the lady in the tower, mistress of the monarchy, henry viii, eleanor of aquitaine, the life of more about alison weir. In this novel, alison weir has made creative use of those legends. Nor is alison weir to be confused with her sisterinlaw of the same name. Book 39 overdrive mp3 audiobook 21 overdrive listen 21 adobe pdf ebook 4. This edition contains a captive queen discussion guide and an excerpt from the lady elizabeth. A novel of eleanor of aquitaine by alison weir hardcover pdf, epub, fb2, djvu, audio, mp3, rtf 473 pages isbn.
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