Grant, Lindy – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:02:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Grant, Lindy – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Eleanor of Aquitaine https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/eleanor-of-aquitaine-2/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=50768 Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124-1204), the legendary queen of France and later England, has captivated historians for centuries. Heiress to the duchy of Aquitaine, wife to King Henry II and mother to Richard the Lionheart and King John, her life was marked by power, influence and myth. This concise, accessible history sheds new light on Eleanor, cutting through the hearsay and slander with a close reading of primary sources. It highlights the family bonds that shaped her power and identity, tracing her roots to the Loire rather than the Occitan south. Lindy Grant demonstrates that Eleanor’s story is one of resilience: like Churchill, she saved England during a national crisis, though her political judgement could be equally erratic.

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