Eleanor of Aquitaine: queen of France, queen of England

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Acknowledgments

Genealogies

Introduction: Searching for a "Truthful Image" of Eleanor of Aquitaine

1. Growing Up in the Ducal Court of Aquitaine, 1124-1137

2. Bride to a King, Queen of the French, 1137-1145

3. Adventures and Misadventures on the Second Crusade, 1145-1149

4. A Husband Lost, a Husband Gained, 1149-1154

5. Once More a Queen and Mother: England, 1154-1168

6. A Queen's Work: Regent for an Absentee King, 1155-1168

7. A Taste of Power in Poitou, 1168-1173

8. A Queen's Discontent and her Sons' Thwarted Ambitions 1173-1174

9. A Captive Queen's Lost Years, 1174-1189

10. The Queen-Mother: Richard's Reign, 1189-1199

11. Securing the Plantagenet Legacy: John's Reign, 1199-1204

12. Overwhelmed by a Black Legend

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