![]() ![]() But when the young and dynamic Henry of Anjou arrives at the French court, Eleanor sees a way out of her discontent. For all its political advantages, the marriage has brought Eleanor only increasing unhappiness - and daughters instead of the hoped-for male heir. Nearing her thirtieth birthday, Eleanor has spent the past dozen frustrating years as consort to the pious King Louis VII of France. ![]() 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 England's most passionate - and destructive - royal couple: Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II. ![]()
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