England: MacMillan, 1974. Book. Illus. by E.L.Konigsburg. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Uk edition. Ex library stamps , crease to front free endpaper..

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Eleanor of Aquitaine is in Heaven, waiting to learn whether or not her second husband, King Henry II of England, will be able to join her. Henry had died even before Eleanor, but he still had not won admission into Heaven. Waiting with Eleanor are Henry's mother, Matilda-Empress, and William the Marshal. A chance encounter with Abbot Suger, an old friend of Eleanor's from the time of her first marriage, starts the four of them remembering times past. Each person in turn tells a part of Eleanor's life, vividly illustrating the excitement of living in twelfth-century England and France, and especially the excitement of being Eleanor. Wife of two kings, mother of two others, Richard the Lion Heart and John, she set the tone of court life for her times, sponsored poets and musicians, established the legend of King Arthur as a romantic feature of English literature, set the Rules of Courtly Love, and helped rule a kingdom that spanned from Scotland to the Pyrenees. And she did all this in a time when a king could keep his queen a prisoner -- and did! This book is a novel, fiction, fantasy even. But everything in it about Eleanor and her family and her times is true.

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Seller: Caerwen Books (AU)
Seller's Inventory #: 012049
Title: A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
Author: Konigsburg, E.L
Illustrator: E.L.Konigsburg
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good -
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0333174828
ISBN 13: 9780333174821
Publisher: MacMillan
Place of Publication: England
Date Published: 1974
Keywords: GREAT BRITAIN_HISTORY_FICTION CHILDREN'S FICTION
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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