The Captive Queen

Author(s): Alison Weir

History

It is the year 1152, and a beautiful woman rides through France, fleeing her crown, her two young daughters and a shattered marriage. Her husband, Louis of France has been more monk than monarch, and certainly not a lover. Now Eleanor of Aquitaine has one sole purpose: to return to her duchy and marry the man she loves, Henry Plantagenet, destined for greatness as King of England. It will be a union founded on lust, renowned as one of the most vicious marriages in history, and it will go on to forge a great empire and a devilish brood. This is a story of the making of nations, and of passionate conflicts: between Henry II and Thomas Becket; between Eleanor and Henry's formidable mother Matilda; between father and sons, as Henry's children take up arms against him - and finally between Henry and Eleanor herself.

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A top ten bestselling novelist and historian recreates in fiction the most extraordinary and tempestuous marriage in history

"Should be savored . . . Weir wastes no time captivating her audience." Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Stunning . . . As always, Weir renders the bona fide plot twists of her heroine's life with all the mastery of a thriller author, marrying historical fact with licentious fiction." The Star TribuneĀ 

"Engaging and dramatic . . . [Weir] laudably sticks to the historic facts while simultaneously using her imaginative gifts." The Star-Ledger

"The history itself is inherently dramatic, augmented here by Weir's usual lush detail, which stimulates." Booklist

Alison Weir lives and works in Surrey. Her books include Britain's Royal Families, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Children of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry VIII: King and Court, Mary, Queen of Scots, Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England, Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess and the novels, Innocent Traitor and The Lady Elizabeth.

General Fields

  • : 9780099534587
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Arrow Books Ltd
  • : 0.373
  • : May 2011
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 33mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : September 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 1 Illustrations, map
  • : 1 Illustrations, map
  • : 528
  • : 823.92
  • : English
  • : 911
  • : Paperback
  • : Alison Weir