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The Captive Queen

By: Alison Weir
Narrated by: Julia Franklin
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France, 1152. A beautiful woman is escaping through France, leaving behind two young daughters and a shattered marriage. This woman is Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, and her sole purpose is to marry the man she loves, Henry Plantagenet, a man destined for greatness as King of England. Theirs is a union founded on lust which will create a great empire. It will also create the most notoriously vicious marriage in history.

©2010 Alison Weir (P)2010 WF Howes Ltd Fiction Historical Fiction Royalty England Marriage Tudor

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A well paced, well written account of the life of Eleanor. She was captive for all her married life, not only the 16 years spent imprisoned by Henry. Weir shows Eleanor's love of her husband and Aquitaine and her desire to treat her people well, and frustration when Henry does not. Good details of the intricacies of life at court and the way the royals lived.

Interesting insight to medieval life

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I think I prefer Alison Weir's historical biography to her historical novels. The characters, particularly Eleanor herself, I found unconvincing. The narration was spirited and easy on the ear, but it all seemed rather thin compared with the author's non fiction treatments of history.

Rather disappointing

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I love the Lion in Winter film and can see how much it influences this novel.

The troubadour Queen

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just amazing can't fault this author or the narrator, could not put this down, found myself laughing and crying along with the story , I just love history especially hearing about these times totally recommend this 👌

amazing 👏 a must 👌

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An absolutely riveting read from start to finish. Thoroughly enjoyable. What a woman she was in an age when women had no rights. How very inspiring.

An Amazing Woman and Queen

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