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Presents a biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, discussing her early years in twelfth-century Europe, her marriages to France's King Louis VII and England's Henry II, her unprecedented political power, and other aspects of her life.

A biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, discussing her early years in twelfth-century Europe, her marriages to France's King Louis VII and England's Henry II, her unprecedented political power, and other aspects of her life.

Justin de Quincy is summoned to Paris, where he learns of a document implicating him in a plot to kill his brother, King Richard, forcing Justin to find out who forged the document before Justin is accused of regicide.

A biography of the twelfth-century queen, first of France, then of England, who was the very lively wife of Henry II and mother of several notable sons, including Richard the Lionhearted.

Justin de Quincy, the illegitimate son of a high cleric, becomes invaluable to Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine when he delivers a letter to her with information about the fate of her first-born son, Richard Lionheart, England's king.

While waiting in heaven for divine judgement to be passed on her second husband, Eleanor of Aquitaine and three of the people who knew her well recall the events of her life.

Justin de Quincy, working on behalf of Eleanor of Aquitaine to find her missing son Richard Lionheart and prevent Prince John from usurping the throne, is distracted when he becomes obsessed with the death of a beautiful, beloved young girl found murdered in a local churchyard.

Justin de Quincy, the illegitimate son of a high cleric, becomes invaluable to Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine when he delivers a letter to her with information about the fate of her first-born son, Richard Lionheart, England's king.

Presents the life and accomplishments of the twelfth-century ruler, who became the queen of France and then England.

Eleanor lived in a time when a woman's value was measured by her rank and the number of sons she bore. Eleanor excelled at both---she married two kings and bore ten children--and more. She was the intelligent heiress to the vast Duchy of Aquitaine. Her leadership inspired the loyalty of her people but she was continually doubted and silenced by the men who ruled beside her. But through it all she remained stubborn, high-spirited, and firm in her beliefs.