12. Overwhelmed by a Black Legend

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. List of Maps ix
5. Acknowledgments x
6. Genealogies xvi
7. Introduction: Searching for a “Truthful Image” of Eleanor of Aquitaine 1
8. 1. Growing Up in the Ducal Court of Aquitaine, 1124–1137 10
9. 2. Bride to a King, Queen of the French, 1137–1145 39
10. 3. Adventures and Misadventures on the Second Crusade, 1145–1149 70
11. 4. A Husband Lost, a Husband Gained, 1149–1154 99
12. 5. Once More a Queen and Mother: England, 1154–1168 123
13. 6. A Queen’s Work: Regent for an Absentee King, 1155–1168 150
14. 7. A Taste of Power in Poitou, 1168–1173 175
15. 8. A Queen’s Discontent and her Sons’ Thwarted Ambitions, 1173–1174 205
16. 9. A Captive Queen’s Lost Years, 1174–1189 231
17. 10. The Queen-Mother: Richard’s Reign, 1189–1199 256
18. 11. Securing the Plantagenet Legacy: John’s Reign, 1199–1204 280
19. 12. Overwhelmed by a Black Legend 299
20. Abbreviations 314
21. Notes 318
22. Bibliography 364
23. Index 383