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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Autumn Thronedi Elizabeth Chadwick
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Another great book by Elizabeth Chadwick and a good conclusion to the trilogy on Eleanor (or Alienor as in these books) of Aquitaine. Look forward to her next novel. ( ) This is the final volume in the author's trilogy of novels on Eleanor of Aquitaine. It is as colourful as ever, as befits the subject matter of everything surrounding the Angevins. However, from a narrative point of view, a weakness of this autobiographical novel is that Eleanor (called Alienor here, as that is what she would have actually been called) spent much of the time from the early 1170s until her husband Henry II's death in 1189 in captivity in Sarum, with occasional permitted visits to Winchester for the Easter or Christmas court, and therefore cannot be a witness to many of the dramatic events of the time, so many chapters and scenes have to come to an end with a messenger coming bringing her the tidings of dramatic events which she perforce cannot experience herself. The author is intimately familiar with the details of the Angevin period, however, so this necessary absence does not detract too much from enjoyment of the novel. Eleanor of Aquitaine is like a force of nature, wife to two kings, one of France, one of England, mother of two kings of England and powerful Duchess in her own right, a woman who lived into her 80s in an era when few men or women lived much beyond their mid 50s, outliving nearly all of her children and seeing her grandchildren grow up. Emotionally absorbing stuff. Alienor is being kept in isolation at Sarum, far from the court and her estranged husband Henry. Whilst a fragile peace has been maintained between Henry and their sons, Alienor knows that unless Henry gives the boys more freedom he will alienate them further. Alienor is a survivor and as her two eldest boys die, followed by Henry, it is up to her to support her dynasty against both the French king and themselves. As ever, a new book by Elizabeth Chadwick is a real treat. Yes it is guilty pleasure for me, Chadwick writes historical fiction that is more historical romance and she embroiders much onto the facts but those facts are the solid base. The tale of Eleanor of Aquitaine is well-known but the personality of the woman less so whilst Chadwick takes huge liberties she also creates a a compelling romantic narrative. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Inghilterra, 1176. Imprigionata nel castello di Sarum dal marito, re Enrico II, per aver appoggiato la rivolta scatenata contro di lui dai tre figli, Enrico, Goffredo e Riccardo, Eleonora d'Aquitania, donna dallo spirito fiero e indomito, è costretta a vivere isolata tra le fredde mura della fortezza, lontana dai suoi affetti e dal suo mondo regale. Dopo la morte del consorte, Eleonora può finalmente riconquistare lo scettro, diventando Regina Madre e governando da sola l'Inghilterra, anche in seguito all'incoronazione a Westminster del figlio, Riccardo Cuor di Leone, impegnato di lì a poco nella Terza Crociata in Terrasanta. Ma le tensioni tra i figli di Eleonora per il potere e per la spartizione delle terre s'intensificano a tal punto da trasformarsi in violente lotte fratricide. Il coraggio, la forza e la determinazione della regina sono messi a dura prova. Riuscirà Eleonora a sedare le ostilità tra i figli e a garantire alla figlie un futuro nelle più prestigiose corti d'Europa? Ma soprattutto, potrà finalmente trovare la pace che il suo nobile animo, in fondo, ha sempre desiderato? Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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