<p>The French, under King Louis and Queen Alienor, and the German forces under Conrad III, King of the Romans, met to plan their retaking of Edessa. Their journey would take them to the fabled city of Constantinople, the Gem of the East!</p>

The French, under King Louis and Queen Alienor, and the German forces under Conrad III, King of the Romans, met to plan their retaking of Edessa. Their journey would take them to the fabled city of Constantinople, the Gem of the East!

Episode 10: 1147: To the East!

<p>This is the true story about the almost unbelievable life of the woman we know as Eleanor of Aquitaine. In her 80 years, she inherited one of the greatest fortunes of Western Europe, married two kings who would fight each other throughout their lives for her wealth, gave birth to two other monarchs, went on Crusade, led a war, spent fifteen years in prison, crossed the alps on horseback in her seventies, raised a king's ransom, and ruled her own lands longer than any other woman except Queen Elizabeth II. This podcast is adapted from the book, Lions' Forge, written by Karen Markle Knab; look for it soon!</p>

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This is the true story about the almost unbelievable life of the woman we know as Eleanor of Aquitaine. In her 80 years, she inherited one of the greatest fortunes of Western Europe, married two kings who would fight each other throughout their lives for her wealth, gave birth to two other monarchs, went on Crusade, led a war, spent fifteen years in prison, crossed the alps on horseback in her seventies, raised a king's ransom, and ruled her own lands longer than any other woman except Queen Elizabeth II. This podcast is adapted from the book, Lions' Forge, written by Karen Markle Knab; look for it soon!

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Episode 10: 1147: To the East!

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