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The Summer Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine's story is legendary.
She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over eight hundred years.
But the real Eleanor remains elusive - until now.
Based on the most up-to-date research; bestselling novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor's magnificent story to life; as never before.
Young; vibrant; privileged; Eleanor's future is golden as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine.
But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137; her childhood ends abruptly.
The Winter Crown In 1154; Eleanor of Aquitaine; one of the most powerful women in Europe; is crowned queen of England beside her young husband Henry II.
While Henry battles their enemies and lays his plans; Eleanor is an adept acting ruler and mother to their growing brood of children.
But she yearns for more than this - if only Henry would listen.
The Autumn Throne Imprisoned by her husband; King Henry II; Eleanor of Aquitaine; Queen of England; refuses to let her powerful husband bully her into submission; even as he forces her away from her children and her birthright.
Freed only by Henry's death; Eleanor becomes dowager Queen of England.
But the competition for land and power that Henry stirred up among his sons has intensified to a dangerous rivalry.
Eleanor will need every ounce of courage and fortitude as she crosses the Alps in winter to bring Richard his bride; and travels medieval Europe to ransom her beloved son.
