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Eleanor of aquitaine harmony and happiness of courtly love. Eleanor was the daughter of the duke of aquitaine, the largest and richest province of france. Eleanors life has enabled writers of annals, chronicle histories, and poems to. Troubadours were poets and musicians whose art form flourished mostly between the 11 th and th centuries. She was only when her sick father died in spain during a pilgrimage of penance. Eleanor of aquitaine 1122 april 1, 1204 was a medieval firebrand, and no question about it. Her portrail of eleanor of aquitaine, in the movie version of. Eleanor of aquitaine, courtly love, and the troubadours. The image the viewer gets of eleanor of aquitaine in anthony harveys the. Eleanor of aquitaines court of love gave medieval women the upper. In this beautifully written biography, alison weir paints a v.

Daughter of william x, duke of aquitaine, she became duchess of the richest territory of southern france at a very young age. Eleanor was born in what is now southern france, most likely in the year 1122. Unfortunately, not many reliable contemporary sources that record the protagonist life are available to us, and in consequence, my expectations had to be readjusted. These books about eleanor of aquitaine are historicallyaccurate testaments to this strongwilled woman of the middle ages. Eleanor of aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in europe during twelfth century ad who served as both queen of france and queen of england through her two marriages. Expressing personal feelings became the province of troubadours. The compositions written and performed at eleanors courts in london, angers and poitiers were far from being all love songs. In 17, fifteenyearold eleanor became duchess of aquitaine, a wealthy and powerful province in the south of france.

Ive been reading a biography of eleanor of aquitaine 171152, which led me to the subject of troubadours. A life after the dedication, eleanor saw bernard privately, probably at her own request. Eleanor of aquitaine, courtly love, and the troubadours by. Eleanor of aquitaine 171152 was one of the most powerful and influential figures of the middle ages. Primary documents, biographical material and thematic chapters bring this unique period to life. Eleanor of aquitaine was the wife of two kings, louis vii of france and henry ii plantagenet of. Eleanor of aquitaine quotes author of writings of eleanor. Best historicalfiction about eleanor of aquitaine score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. My guts are torn from me, my family is carried off and removed from me. Eleanor of aquitaine, courtly love, and the troubadours ebook written by ffiona swabey. Alienor of aquitaine ur scholarship repository university of.

A life court life for a queen of france at that time was, however, stultifyingly routine. Eleanor found that she was expected to be no more than a decorative asset to her husband, the mother of his heirs and the arbiter of good taste and modesty. The court of aquitaine was renowned as being at the cutting edge, if you like, of early twelfth century culture. Katherine hepburn was one of my ultimate favorite actresses, from hollywoods golden years. The 12th century saw significant advances in both the intellectual and. Best historicalfiction about eleanor of aquitaine 24 books. The young king crown prince henry, 1183 and the count of britanny prince geoffrey, 1186 sleep in dust, and their most unhappy mother is. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read eleanor of aquitaine, courtly love, and the troubadours. These books about eleanor of aquitaine are historicallyaccurate testaments to. I selected this book as a biography of eleanor of aquitaine, it is almost 500 pages, so i expected to learn a lot about the fascinating life of this famous queen. One of the first famous troubadours was her grandfather, william of aquitaine 1071. They tended to be employed by a wealthy person, often for their whole careers, and mostly in the provence region of medieval france. Life in a widows household in the later middle ages 1999. Eleanor of aquitaine harmony and happiness of courtly.

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