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Eleanor of Aquitaine
Book 1 in the Eleanor of Aquitaine Saga series.
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Eleanor, the beautiful thirteen-year-old heiress to the Duchy of Aquitaine is informed that negotiations are in progress for her marriage to the Dauphin, Louis of France. It has been said that Eleanor of Aquitaine was the most romantic queen who ever lived . But she was given no choice about the hand that was dealt to her. When her father dies, the wedding is rushed and she finds herself married to the young Prince Louis. Thus in the space of a few short months Eleanor finds herself transformed from heiress to duchess, to the betrothed of a future king, to being Queen of France She is only fifteen years old.
With the end of her childhood comes the start of her adventure. Her teenage dreams of romance are gone but her desire for love remains. In this first book in the saga, the precocious Eleanor becomes a strong-willed and passionate Queen. The first volume follows Eleanor from heiress to French queen, treating her marriage, political education and experience of crusade as the foundation of the authority she later exercises across western Europe.
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