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Beloved Enemy: The Passions of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Set against the turbulent backdrop of twelfth-century Europe, as two countries compete for world dominion, one woman will take her destiny, and the future of a nation, into her own hands.
“Aquitaine is mine. It will never belong to anyone else.”
With these words, fifteen-year-old Eleanor seals her fate. Aquitaine is under the French king’s safekeeping, and Eleanor, the Duke of Aquitaine’s eldest daughter, knows she must wed Prince Louis in order to insure the future of her beloved duchy. Fiercely independent, filled with untapped desire, the woman who would be queen must provide Louis VII, her monkish husband, with heirs. But it is young Henry of Anjou who catches Eleanor’s eye—and sets fire to her heart.
Ruled by a raging drive to succeed, Henry vows that he will not be cheated of his rightful place on the English throne. Yet the newly christened Duke of Normandy is thoroughly enraptured by the French queen. In Eleanor, Henry knows he has found a woman whose hunger for life and glory matches his own. So begins a passionate love that will span decades and change the course of history.
“Aquitaine is mine. It will never belong to anyone else.”
With these words, fifteen-year-old Eleanor seals her fate. Aquitaine is under the French king’s safekeeping, and Eleanor, the Duke of Aquitaine’s eldest daughter, knows she must wed Prince Louis in order to insure the future of her beloved duchy. Fiercely independent, filled with untapped desire, the woman who would be queen must provide Louis VII, her monkish husband, with heirs. But it is young Henry of Anjou who catches Eleanor’s eye—and sets fire to her heart.
Ruled by a raging drive to succeed, Henry vows that he will not be cheated of his rightful place on the English throne. Yet the newly christened Duke of Normandy is thoroughly enraptured by the French queen. In Eleanor, Henry knows he has found a woman whose hunger for life and glory matches his own. So begins a passionate love that will span decades and change the course of history.
576 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
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About the author
Ellen Jones
58 books31 followersEllen Jones was born in New York City and raised in a family of history teachers and musicians, who exposed her to a variety of ideas, cultures, and lifestyles. After graduating from Bennington College, she spent a few years studying drama in graduate school, which led to her first writing efforts. After getting married and while raising two young children, Jones wrote two plays, one set in eighteenth-century Vermont and the other based on Japanese history. These two works were performed by the Honolulu Theatre for Youth in Hawaii. Jones and her family then moved to England, where she fell in love with London and its colorful history. During her five years in England, Jones was able to explore the country; she also traveled throughout Europe, including a visit to the French region of Aquitaine. Her travels deepened her interest in history and the seeds of her novels began to take root. Jones made her fiction debut with The Fatal Crown (1991), a historical novel about the twelfth-century British princess Maud. This launched Jones’s trilogy about three strong, passionate, and self-willed founders of the Plantagenet empire: Maud, Henry, and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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August 29, 2013
Ellen Jones is that rare historical fiction author who makes one feel transported to another place in time. However, she never loses sight of what makes history--the people. I loved the complexities of Eleanor and Henry. Both are strong-willed, passionate people with a lot to prove. Yes, I can't help feeling theirs was a love match set against the shifting tapestry of power and politics. Eleanor especially chafes against the strictures of her gender in a way that, seven-hundred or more years, still has relevance today. Religion is still telling women what they can and cannot do. I also liked how Bellebelle was written. It would have been easier to crafted a simple-minded prostitute, but Jones gives this mysterious woman a wonderful humanity all the while not glossing over the horrendous conditions in which many women found themselves in.
Oh, how I love these sweeping historical epics! Update: The cover for this version just makes me face-palm. Wrong TIME PERIOD nimrods! They didn't DRESS like that in the Middle Ages. Geez, New York Publishing, use that liberal arts/humanities education and do your damn homework!
Oh, how I love these sweeping historical epics! Update: The cover for this version just makes me face-palm. Wrong TIME PERIOD nimrods! They didn't DRESS like that in the Middle Ages. Geez, New York Publishing, use that liberal arts/humanities education and do your damn homework!
February 4, 2013
The novel begins with Eleanor's early life in the Courts of Love in the duchy of Aquitaine. When her father dies and she becomes the Duchess of Aquitaine, she is betrothed and married to King Louis of France. Later when Louis goes on crusade to the Holy Land he is accompanied by Eleanor and in Antioch Eleanor has a brief interlude with her uncle Raymond. Her marriage to Louis is not a happy one and after several years is annulled on the basis of consanguinity. This enable her to marry Henry II, Duke of Normandy and future King of England. After the death of Steven of Blois, Henry and Eleanor are crowned King and Queen of England. They have several children but not long after their marriage Henry begins a relationship with a former prostitue in Southwark named Bellebelle. This affair produces a son, Geoffrey but soon comes to an end when an outraged Eleanor finds out. Henry friend and Chancellor Thomas Beckett is named Archbishop of Canterbury and this is where the story ends. The novel Gilded Cages by Ellen Jones provides the second half of the amazing story of the Plantagenets and I look forward to reading it. If you love English history and a great love story, you will enjoy reading Beloved Enemy. Many thanks to Open Integrated Media and Net Galley for my copy.
January 10, 2017
Her prose is mundane. The story was interesting, but her attempts at eroticism were completely predictable and could have been cut and pasted from 100 other novels.
January 9, 2018
enjoed the history in this book
July 5, 2024
A detailed and well researched account of the life of Eleanor of Aqitaine and her marriage with Henry II.
October 28, 2025
gelesen Juni 2008
August 6, 2016
There are so many people in history I still know too little about. I know names and some dates, but there will always be more. Eleanor of Aquitaine is one of the characters of history that I know of, but haven't really looked into. Beloved Enemy was the first book I had read that attempted to create the world and life of this extremely powerful and influential woman.
In a time when men ruled and women were made to be wives and mothers, Eleanor had power. After her father died without a male heir, she inherited the duchy of Aquitaine, becoming the most eligible woman in Europe. Placed under the care of the king of France, she is married to Prince Louis and becomes queen of France only one month later. She is trapped in a loveless, lifeless marriage where the vibrant life of her youth is stifled and looked down on. After many years of marriage, she is finally about to get herself free from Louis.
Free from the French king, she wishes she could stand alone and rule the duchy in her own right. A few circumstances prove the times won't allow this, so she allies herself in marriage with Henry, the Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou. In complete contrast to her first marriage, this one is filled with passion, both good and bad. Both Eleanor and Henry are strong-willed and stubborn, leading them to spend as much time in love as they do fighting. Henry wants to conquer everything he believes to be his and Eleanor is more than willing to go along, ultimately securing their fates at king and queen of England.
Before reading, I did a little digging into Eleanor. I like to know something about the people behind the characters. Eleanor had power in a time when women had none. She fought for things to be done her way, looking to see how she could better herself and the people of her land. She was smart and beautiful and knew how to use that to her advantage. All of that is in this book, but it also makes her into a woman who yearns for power and love, something that was rarely found.
Eleanor is not the only female this book centers on. Bellebelle, Henry's mistress, is also a major character. She is largely a figure of Jones' creation, although put together based on details from the times. She is a prostitute who captures Henry's attention. In complete contrast to Eleanor, she is timid and quiet, fitting the role of women of the time.
The contrast between the two stories was fantastic. Eleanor is powerful and Belle has nothing. Both have the love of Henry, but they are different kinds of love. Henry loves Eleanor because she is like him: powerful, passionate, and cunning. Henry loves Belle because he does not have to be anything but himself with her. When these two women finally meet, that climactic moment shows that behind the facades, they are simply two women fighting for their own power in a men's world.
Beloved Enemy is a very apt name for the events of this novel. It was an excellent first novel to read about Eleanor that ended up being a lot more than I expected. Each little piece Jones drops only makes me want to read more of her novels and about Eleanor. This is an excellent historical fiction novel and I will definitely be reading more.
In a time when men ruled and women were made to be wives and mothers, Eleanor had power. After her father died without a male heir, she inherited the duchy of Aquitaine, becoming the most eligible woman in Europe. Placed under the care of the king of France, she is married to Prince Louis and becomes queen of France only one month later. She is trapped in a loveless, lifeless marriage where the vibrant life of her youth is stifled and looked down on. After many years of marriage, she is finally about to get herself free from Louis.
Free from the French king, she wishes she could stand alone and rule the duchy in her own right. A few circumstances prove the times won't allow this, so she allies herself in marriage with Henry, the Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou. In complete contrast to her first marriage, this one is filled with passion, both good and bad. Both Eleanor and Henry are strong-willed and stubborn, leading them to spend as much time in love as they do fighting. Henry wants to conquer everything he believes to be his and Eleanor is more than willing to go along, ultimately securing their fates at king and queen of England.
Before reading, I did a little digging into Eleanor. I like to know something about the people behind the characters. Eleanor had power in a time when women had none. She fought for things to be done her way, looking to see how she could better herself and the people of her land. She was smart and beautiful and knew how to use that to her advantage. All of that is in this book, but it also makes her into a woman who yearns for power and love, something that was rarely found.
Eleanor is not the only female this book centers on. Bellebelle, Henry's mistress, is also a major character. She is largely a figure of Jones' creation, although put together based on details from the times. She is a prostitute who captures Henry's attention. In complete contrast to Eleanor, she is timid and quiet, fitting the role of women of the time.
The contrast between the two stories was fantastic. Eleanor is powerful and Belle has nothing. Both have the love of Henry, but they are different kinds of love. Henry loves Eleanor because she is like him: powerful, passionate, and cunning. Henry loves Belle because he does not have to be anything but himself with her. When these two women finally meet, that climactic moment shows that behind the facades, they are simply two women fighting for their own power in a men's world.
Beloved Enemy is a very apt name for the events of this novel. It was an excellent first novel to read about Eleanor that ended up being a lot more than I expected. Each little piece Jones drops only makes me want to read more of her novels and about Eleanor. This is an excellent historical fiction novel and I will definitely be reading more.
February 27, 2014
$1.99
This has been a good and entertaining read, but I really feel that it parallels Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman with the exception that there is more fiction in this book. I have no problem with a few fictional characters added to the story to move it along and make it more interesting, but as with the previous book in this trilogy, there are some factors that just don't ring true and are not recorded. I don't feel they needed to be sensationalized anymore than they already were with so much innuendo and rumors about this time, especially Eleanor.
As I have said before, this book continues where The Fatal Crown left off and goes further back in the life of Eleanor. We are told about her father and grandfather and the fun-loving life in Aquitaine and how she became its duchess in and of her own right, something that rarely happened in those days. Still she must marry to secure her duchy and she weds Louis of France although she is miserable because he feels he would have made a better monk than king. It took her a while to figure out this marriage was not going to work for her, and while we will never know who initiated annulment proceedings, their marriage ended when she did not produce a son for the throne of France.
In the meantime Duke Henry of Normandy is ready to take his rightful place in England as King, and when he hears that Eleanor will be available, one of them (in this book it is Eleanor) realizes what an asset they each would be to each other and make plans to marry as soon as she is free.
Their marriage was not made in heaven, and she proves a match for Henry, something he is not used to. Did they ever love each other? I'm not sure they ever did to the extent that they loved power, and Eleanor loved her Aquitaine.
This story would have been good enough without the author still bringing up the possibility that Henry's father was Stephen, but another interesting tidbit that folks are wondering about is the piety of Thomas Becket, not to mention his sexual orientation.
Even though this book's title says that it is about Eleanor, there are parts where she is not even present although these stories end up affecting her. Everyone was aware that Henry was not faithful to her, and one of his bastard sons was named Geoffrey. The author has expanded on a delightful story about his mother and the love she had for Henry. Bellebelle is a memorable character, one I will not soon forget.
This book ends in 1162 and at the end it does say "to be continued."
This has been a good and entertaining read, but I really feel that it parallels Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman with the exception that there is more fiction in this book. I have no problem with a few fictional characters added to the story to move it along and make it more interesting, but as with the previous book in this trilogy, there are some factors that just don't ring true and are not recorded. I don't feel they needed to be sensationalized anymore than they already were with so much innuendo and rumors about this time, especially Eleanor.
As I have said before, this book continues where The Fatal Crown left off and goes further back in the life of Eleanor. We are told about her father and grandfather and the fun-loving life in Aquitaine and how she became its duchess in and of her own right, something that rarely happened in those days. Still she must marry to secure her duchy and she weds Louis of France although she is miserable because he feels he would have made a better monk than king. It took her a while to figure out this marriage was not going to work for her, and while we will never know who initiated annulment proceedings, their marriage ended when she did not produce a son for the throne of France.
In the meantime Duke Henry of Normandy is ready to take his rightful place in England as King, and when he hears that Eleanor will be available, one of them (in this book it is Eleanor) realizes what an asset they each would be to each other and make plans to marry as soon as she is free.
Their marriage was not made in heaven, and she proves a match for Henry, something he is not used to. Did they ever love each other? I'm not sure they ever did to the extent that they loved power, and Eleanor loved her Aquitaine.
This story would have been good enough without the author still bringing up the possibility that Henry's father was Stephen, but another interesting tidbit that folks are wondering about is the piety of Thomas Becket, not to mention his sexual orientation.
Even though this book's title says that it is about Eleanor, there are parts where she is not even present although these stories end up affecting her. Everyone was aware that Henry was not faithful to her, and one of his bastard sons was named Geoffrey. The author has expanded on a delightful story about his mother and the love she had for Henry. Bellebelle is a memorable character, one I will not soon forget.
This book ends in 1162 and at the end it does say "to be continued."
February 21, 2010
I picked up this book randomly while wandering aimlessly around in the library. I liked the title. And until the last paragraphs, I couldn’t figure out what the title had to do with the book and Jones’ explanation made me roll my eyes. The book itself was rather unimpressive. I will be the first to say that I’m not very well acquainted with the history of Eleanor of Aquitaine and thus can't comment on the events that happened in the book; my knowledge is limited to what I found on Wikipedia, indeed, I don’t care enough to conduct an extensive search.
In the beginning of the book, I found the main character, Eleanor, a little insufferable. She was a typical heroine; while the rest of the world were all law abiding citizens, little Eleanor was the one always in trouble and “testing” the limits of the rules, being obnoxious and invariably being loved for her licentiousness. As much as the author wants the reader to believe that Eleanor made things happen on her own, none of the events that escalated her in status were her doing. She wanted to be duchess of Aquitaine and thus her father died without a male heir, the duchy fell to Eleanor. She wedded Prince Louis and wanted to be queen of France and thus the French king died three months later. Eleanor herself was portrayed as horny and frivolous; her motto, provided by her playboy of a grandfather, was “women rule the world from between their legs.” Eleanor was wedded to a “monkish King” who was unable to satisfy her in bed and that was her main conflict until she married Henry II. Aside from that, her other big worry was the treatment of her duchy, Aquitaine, where her vassals acted like a bunch of spoiled brats and she their overly loving mother, refusing to allow others to discipline them and failing to discipline them herself. By the end of the book, I saw her in a better light, however, only because she seemed to do very well in Aquitaine when she wasn’t married and she also stopped whining about her sexual frustrations.
Of all the characters in the book, I believe my favorite was Bellebelle, the whore turned Henry’s Mistress. Her forthright personality, innocence and strength were admirable. Even her end, albeit not exactly happy, didn’t leave me seething at Ellen Jones.
The book ends with a “To Be Continued” which was a little annoying and I’ve yet to find the title of what follows, though I believe that even if I did find the sequel, I probably won’t read it.
In the beginning of the book, I found the main character, Eleanor, a little insufferable. She was a typical heroine; while the rest of the world were all law abiding citizens, little Eleanor was the one always in trouble and “testing” the limits of the rules, being obnoxious and invariably being loved for her licentiousness. As much as the author wants the reader to believe that Eleanor made things happen on her own, none of the events that escalated her in status were her doing. She wanted to be duchess of Aquitaine and thus her father died without a male heir, the duchy fell to Eleanor. She wedded Prince Louis and wanted to be queen of France and thus the French king died three months later. Eleanor herself was portrayed as horny and frivolous; her motto, provided by her playboy of a grandfather, was “women rule the world from between their legs.” Eleanor was wedded to a “monkish King” who was unable to satisfy her in bed and that was her main conflict until she married Henry II. Aside from that, her other big worry was the treatment of her duchy, Aquitaine, where her vassals acted like a bunch of spoiled brats and she their overly loving mother, refusing to allow others to discipline them and failing to discipline them herself. By the end of the book, I saw her in a better light, however, only because she seemed to do very well in Aquitaine when she wasn’t married and she also stopped whining about her sexual frustrations.
Of all the characters in the book, I believe my favorite was Bellebelle, the whore turned Henry’s Mistress. Her forthright personality, innocence and strength were admirable. Even her end, albeit not exactly happy, didn’t leave me seething at Ellen Jones.
The book ends with a “To Be Continued” which was a little annoying and I’ve yet to find the title of what follows, though I believe that even if I did find the sequel, I probably won’t read it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 19, 2024
The story starts out in Poitou, 1130 when Eleanor is 8 and she is dealing with the death of her mother and brother. It then moves forward to Bordeaux, Aquitaine, June 1137 when her father dies and she becomes the Duchess of Aquitaine and Countess of Poitou. It sheds light on her miserable marriage to King Louis VII, the birth of her two daughters, and her marriage being annulled from him. The story then moves on to her marriage to Henry of Anjou, Duke of Normandy and follows them as they take England by storm with their crowning as King and Queen and the births of their children. There are also details of Henry's relationship with Thomas Becket, his parents, and Ms. Jones take on Henry's relationship with his bastard son, Geoffrey, and the relationship he had with Geoffrey's mother. There aren't a lot of factual records on her but I did like where Ms. Jones took the storyline. The book ends where the children are young and Eleanor has returned to Aquitaine alone for a visit as more or less a renewal of her spirits. I am looking forward to reading Gilded Cages: The Trials of Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Novel (The Queens of Love and War) as the story continues.
There are all the historical facts as well as the rumors that abounded in Eleanor's life and I truly enjoyed Ellen Jones take on the fictional aspects of this book. I never tire of reading about Eleanor and Henry and did not find that I was reading something I've already read, the fictional parts being that good.
4 1/2 stars!
*Received from publisher through Net Galley*
There are all the historical facts as well as the rumors that abounded in Eleanor's life and I truly enjoyed Ellen Jones take on the fictional aspects of this book. I never tire of reading about Eleanor and Henry and did not find that I was reading something I've already read, the fictional parts being that good.
4 1/2 stars!
*Received from publisher through Net Galley*
June 14, 2015
Wow..... I learned so much ... I can't believe how screwed up people were back then. The conquests for land ... Using their children like pawns in a chess game. And omg the women.... Other than chivalry and tales great love ... Women were controlled by their fathers and then their husbands... And don't get me started on the inbreeding ...
I can not imagine how much research it took to write this story ..... Eleanor was pretty amazing... I mean less put aside the rumors of her incestuous affair with her uncle..... Ewwwww
She put up with Henry the second ..... Ok if the novel I read is true ... The guy was full of himself and a man who're at that..... But I guess every noble was back then... I give Eleanor props for putting up with his crazy ass
I know he was a good king in his early rein .... He and Eleanor did a lot to help England ..... But yeah the guy was not faithful to his wife he supposedly loved ... Not cool
And the poor Eleanor spitting out babies like she was a damn pezz dispenser ... I like the addition of belle ... Even though it was completely made up it added to the story
I bet Eleanor just kept thinking well at least he isn't louis .... Oh and then that secret marriage of their children .... Before they .. I mean married at two .... Poor princess marguerite
I don't know who had it worse the children of nobility or the children of the working class
Oh and trial by ordeal that was crazy .... Thank goodness for Henry giving us the jury system ..... I was thoroughly entertained and educated
I can not imagine how much research it took to write this story ..... Eleanor was pretty amazing... I mean less put aside the rumors of her incestuous affair with her uncle..... Ewwwww
She put up with Henry the second ..... Ok if the novel I read is true ... The guy was full of himself and a man who're at that..... But I guess every noble was back then... I give Eleanor props for putting up with his crazy ass
I know he was a good king in his early rein .... He and Eleanor did a lot to help England ..... But yeah the guy was not faithful to his wife he supposedly loved ... Not cool
And the poor Eleanor spitting out babies like she was a damn pezz dispenser ... I like the addition of belle ... Even though it was completely made up it added to the story
I bet Eleanor just kept thinking well at least he isn't louis .... Oh and then that secret marriage of their children .... Before they .. I mean married at two .... Poor princess marguerite
I don't know who had it worse the children of nobility or the children of the working class
Oh and trial by ordeal that was crazy .... Thank goodness for Henry giving us the jury system ..... I was thoroughly entertained and educated
February 28, 2012
If even half of this book is based on fact, Eleanor of Aquitaine must have been stunningly appealing! And her second husband, Henry II (of "who will rid me of this troublesome [or turbulent] priest" fame in _Becket_)must have been a charming scoundrel in his own right. Becket, on the other hand is portrayed as a sour, repressed homosexual. This book is about Eleanor from the age of about 8 in 1130 until 1162, when she had borne Henry six children. Although Eleanor's detailed family tree is in the book, there are no sources given. The author's note does give some sources for the character of Ykenai, for the most part we are left to wonder what is historical and what is invented by the author. Whether fact or fiction, the book is lively and entertaining and there was clearly supposed to be a sequel, but I have not been able to locate it.
August 1, 2013
Great book. I am currently reading historical fictions and there is as much if not more excitement, adventure, learning in these books as the ones that are totally fiction. This book I found was the 2nd in a trilogy and was unaware of that when I started it. Great history and I went on to the 3rd book as I could check out both from a library on my e-reader. I finally bought book #1 to finish up the series and am glad I read 2 and 3 first as 1 was more of a romantic novel book and I would have lost any interest in going on with the series if I had read that one first.
If you like history, especially learning about how women contributed to it - this is a great series.
If you like history, especially learning about how women contributed to it - this is a great series.
November 3, 2015
Wonderful historical fiction based on facts
Ellen Jones manages to craft a great story with these larger than life historical figures. She combines what is known about them, and turns the story magical with her interpretation of events. Along with Margaret George, Ellen Jones writes historical fiction masterfully. I loved "The Fatal Crown", and am thrilled she's continuing the story.
Ellen Jones manages to craft a great story with these larger than life historical figures. She combines what is known about them, and turns the story magical with her interpretation of events. Along with Margaret George, Ellen Jones writes historical fiction masterfully. I loved "The Fatal Crown", and am thrilled she's continuing the story.
March 19, 2013
Ugh. Parts of this are so good and parts are so bad. I'd have to give this a 2. it is okay. But the characters...weren't full bodied enough and some very typical late 20th century plot devices use - one of which, if I know about, I wouldn't have read it because there was a time in the 1990s where every single book had this behavior as a minor or major plot device.
September 23, 2013
Loved it. Couldn't put it down. Even took the time to look up maps of Europe in 1130s to see where they lived their lives. Just bought the third is the trilogy to go back a generation to read about the Empress Maud and her similar struggles with King Stephen who was killed in a hunting accident. Suspicious doings and Henry II succeeded him by prior agreement.
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February 22, 2013
2.5
At least it was a little better than The Fatal Crown? I should have made my universal request more specific. Sigh.
Review to come.
At least it was a little better than The Fatal Crown? I should have made my universal request more specific. Sigh.
Review to come.
April 6, 2013
I would like to give this 3 1/2 stars. It's an enjoyable read and I will read the other books in the. series. I truly wish there were more stars so I could rate the books a little more accurately.
May 13, 2014
I did not care to much for this read, but it was definitely better than the first book
April 2, 2013
Goodbye, Eleanor, friend. I feel like I've glimpsed more of your life than I should have, though not guilty for it. The world should know more about you...
April 12, 2013
I loved this book. I was reading mostly Tudor era books but I am now anxious to learn more early middle ages because of this book
October 7, 2013
Great book-again, this is a must read. Part of the Eleanor of Acquitaine series.
July 25, 2014
Very readable, I enjoyed it. In this version of Eleanor of Aquitaine's life she does have a hot and heavy affair with her uncle Raymond, although modern historians tend to discount this.
June 6, 2016
The relationship between Eleanor and Henry II is not as exciting as that of Maud and Stephen. However, it was still an entertaining read with an interesting view of Thomas Becket.
January 28, 2009
1st novel in series. well written and ties together rumours about Eleanor, Henry II, Maud etc
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