š§ Eleanor of Aquitaine: England's Royal Matriarch
š§ Dan Snow's History Hit • 42m
Eleanor of Aquitaine is at least as responsible for the vast empire of the Plantagenets as her more celebrated husband, Henry II. Sara Cockerill has written a wonderful biography of Eleanor, placing her back at the centre of English medieval history where she belongs. Sara and Dan discuss her long and remarkable life. Punctuated by periods of foreign adventure, imprisonment and the wielding of hard power.
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š§ Elizabeth I with Helen Castor
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