This program will be available for sale to the general public starting on December 7, 2024.Want to register before then? Become a donor today, or if you are already a donor, log in to register for this program. Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Legend and the Reality Evening Lecture/Seminar Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET Code: 1M2376 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Registration $30 Member $40 Non-Member Resize text Queen Eleanor by Frederick Sandys, 1858 Eleanor of Aquitaine is the stuff of legend: first queen to go on a Crusade (supposedly dressed as an Amazon), queen of the Courts of Love, and royal prisoner who made grand appearances at Christmas courts. Tudor and Renaissance scholar Carol Ann Lloyd-Stanger considers the ways the legends have grown from the real life of the woman who managed to become queen consort of England and France in the Middle Ages. Follow Eleanor as she evolves from young woman to the wife of King Louis VII of France, and explore the reality of her joining him on that famous Crusade. Consider how she ended the marriage and arranged to wed the heir to the English throne, further increasing her power and influence. See how that influence extended to her sons, even as she was shuttled from prison to prison at the command of her husband, Henry II. And learn how after his death she shaped the reigns of two of England’s most famous kings: Richard the Lionheart and King John. Lloyd-Stanger is author of Tudors by Numbers and Courting the Virgin Queen, both published by Pen and Sword Books. General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
