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Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of Englandby: Alison Weir January 10, 2008 |
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Some years ago I read Alison's Weir's biography of Elizabeth I of England and found it well written and interesting. As a Scotsman and a Catholic, I was less impressed by her account of how she treated Mary, Queen of Scotland, whom she murdered as she did so many of Catholic English subjects who were treated as traitors merely because of their religion. However, let us not let this subjective view detract from the fact that the book was good and Elizabeth was certainly an impressive monarch and represented the true face of English nationalism - insular, insecure and ruthless, with an iron fist beneath the proffered cup of tea and cucumber sandwich.
In comparison, Weir's biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine is pretty thin and hard going. ... Read More: >>More Details |
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