<p>Bolstered by the brilliant and energetic Thomas Beckett, Henry Plantagenet enters the grandest period of his reign, while his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine is left to frustration and depression.</p>

Bolstered by the brilliant and energetic Thomas Beckett, Henry Plantagenet enters the grandest period of his reign, while his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine is left to frustration and depression.

Season 2 Episode 7: The Glory Years

<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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Season 2 Episode 7: The Glory Years

Season 2 Episode 7: The Glory Years