Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings

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Summary: the real thing
Review: This is one of the best biographies I have ever read, and one of the best works of history.

Eleanor of Aquitaine proves herself a potent match for the lives and events she touched and was touched by: kings, priests, poets, husbands, children, Crusaders. You come away from this story with an understanding of the strange and remarkable twelfth century, as you watch the unique and rival destinies of France and England grow.

Amy Kelly assumes her readers have her own intelligence and curiosity, and will therefore share her passion for her subject. And they will if they don't judge this book by Katherine Hepburn's predictable and mannered interpretation of Eleanor.