She ruled lands, outlived kings, and defied her husband. But when Eleanor backed her sons in rebellion, Henry struck back—with 16 years of captivity.

Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122?-1204) may well have been the greatest woman of the Middle Ages. In her 82 years she was born the Duchess of Aquitaine and Countess of Poitou, became Queen of France at age ...

Eleanor’s unwavering spirit saw her through many years of victories and defeats – a marriage bound by duty, a passionate love affair, family alliances and betrayals, the grandeur of power and ...

Eleanor of Aquitaine had stopped off at Port-de-Piles in France. The goal of reaching her native Poitou was almost in sight, just a short distance to the south.

Eleanor of Aquitaine, born in the 12th century, was Queen consort of England and France and wife to King Henry II of England, whom she famously betrayed.

Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the great heroines of the Middle Ages, born in 1122 and dying in 1204. She was queen of France and England as a result of her marriages to Louis VII of France and ...

Eleanor of Aquitaine, 1122-1204, once the Queen of France, still the richest heiress in Europe, is married to her second husband and pregnant with their first child.

Starz is developing a slate of shows about extraordinary women in history, with Eleanor of Aquitaine as the first subject. The premium cable outlet has acquired rights to two books about the 12th ...

Per Starz, “Eleanor of Aquitaine defied the conventions of her time as a Queen of both England and France who wielded immense political influence over the kingdoms of men.