Queen Defiant: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine Paperback / softback - 2011
by Anne O'Brien
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- Paperback
A riveting novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine's early adult years from the author of The Virgin Widow.
Orphaned at a young age, Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, seeks a strong husband to keep her hold on the vast lands that have made her the most powerful heiress in Europe. But her arranged marriage to Louis VII, King of France, is made disastrous by Louis's weakness of will and fanatical devotion to the Church. Eleanor defies her husband by risking her life on an adventurous Crusade, and even challenges the Pope himself. And in young, brilliant, mercurial Henry d'Anjou, she finds her soul mate-the one man who is audacious enough to claim her for his own and make her Queen of England.
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- Title Queen Defiant: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
- Author Anne O'Brien
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley Books
- Date 2011-06-07
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # A9780451234117
- ISBN 9780451234117 / 0451234111
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.21 x 5.64 x 0.97 in (20.85 x 14.33 x 2.46 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Biographical fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011003173
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
Orphaned at a young age, Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, seeks a strong husband to keep her hold on the vast lands that have made her the most powerful heiress in Europe. But her arranged marriage to Louis VII, King of France, is made disastrous by Louis's weakness of will and fanatical devotion to the Church. Eleanor defies her husband by risking her life on an adventurous Crusade, and even challenges the Pope himself. And in young, brilliant, mercurial Henry d'Anjou, she finds her soul mate-the one man who is audacious enough to claim her for his own and make her Queen of England.
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 04/25/2011, Page 0