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Eleanor of Aquitaine was the wife of two kings, Louis VII of France and Henry II Plantagenet of England, and the mother of two others, Richard the Lionhearted and John Lackland. In her eventual, often stormy life, she not only influenced the course of events in the twelfth century but also encouraged remarkable advances in the literary and fine arts. In this book, experts in five disciplines - history, art history, music, French and English literature...
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This encyclopedia of over 2,400 entries covers the political, intellectual, literary, and musical history of France from the early fifth century to the late 15th. The shorter entries offer summaries of the lives of individuals, events, works, cities, monuments, and other important subjects, followed by bibliographies. Longer essay-length articles provide interpretive comments about significant institutions and important periods or events. The Encyclopedia...