Eleanor of Aquitaine Saga

by Christopher Nicole 2 books in this series

Published under the Alan Savage name, the Eleanor of Aquitaine Saga presents Eleanor’s life as a two-volume dynastic narrative. The first book follows her inheritance of Aquitaine, marriage to Louis VII, queenship in France and participation in the Second Crusade. The second begins after annulment and follows her marriage to Henry of Anjou and the construction of the Angevin realm.

The series emphasises Eleanor’s political intelligence, sexuality and authority while placing her choices within the constraints of marriage, succession and rebellion. Her relationships with Henry II and their children connect personal conflict to the government of territories stretching from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees.

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Books in this series (2 books)

1. Eleanor of Aquitaine

Christopher Nicole

First published 1995

3.5(140)

Eleanor of Aquitaine is still in her teens when the death of her father makes her duchess in her own right and one of the most valuable heiresses in western Europe. Her marriage to Louis, heir to the French throne, is arranged rapidly, and within months…

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2. Queen of Love

Christopher Nicole

First published 1995

3.7(104)

The marriage of Henry of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and Eleanor of Aquitaine was the sensation of the medieval world... Henry was the son of the most feared woman in Europe; a woman reputedly descended from the devil - Empress Matilda. Still only in his teens,…

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