Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Journey East

ISBN-13: 9781480051577 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 512 str.

Mark Richard Beaulieu

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In The Journey East, Mark Richard Beaulieu continues the fascinating life of Eleanor of Aquitaine with a second volume. Set in the historically rich 12th-century, the young French Queen brings her culture into conflicted Paris where she will become a mother, and with her court, lead an army on an amazing journey of personal destinations. With a unique view of the world, parentless Eleanor is brought East into Paris. Married to King Louis the Seventh at age 13, Eleanor is not allowed to bring her Aquitaine chevaliers, troubadours, or friends. She runs up against the French Court, a reigning Queen, and a dark city of obedient religion. Outside of Paris a new cathedral being built of glowing walls of stained glass is run by Abbot Adam Suger. He is in conflict with Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux, the nemesis of Eleanor's family. In the division of faith Eleanor takes sides, but not as you might expect in this contest for power. The young attractive queen faces trials of majesty to bring light to France. Upholding her sister's marriage and dealing with factions that battle to divide the realm, Eleanor and her king are swept up into the French civil war. After her first child, her Aquitaine messenger birds bring news that the First Crusade of her forefathers would not be the last. Recruiting the greatest land army ever assembled using her persuasive skills, Eleanor embarks on a 3,000-mile journey East across medieval Europe to enter the ill-fated Second Crusade. She, her champion court, and train of three hundred women encounter the enchanting culture of Byzantium - the greatest city in the world. Detained by a skilled Emperor, they cross into mountainous Outremer and running out of supply, begin a desperate and brutal winter war against the Saracens. Eleanor and her friends test the bounds of chivalry and love, courage and endurance, and the very limits of faith. This is an amazing exploration of stamina and a passionate telling of her journey with her people. ----- In development fourteen years and based on the latest scholarly research, these stories significantly update earlier historical fictions. Discover how she will become one of the most powerful and enigmatic women of the middle ages as she develops her own Eleanor Code. Born Alienor d'Aquitaine in 1124, died in 1204, she twice becomes a queen, once for France with King Louis 7th, then for England with King Henri 2nd. This edition was updated July 2017 Review by the Historical Novel Society. http: //historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/eleanor-of-aquitaine-the-journey-east/