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100 1  Lewis, Matthew|c(British historian),|eauthor. 
245 10 Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine :|bfounding an empire /
       |cMatthew Lewis. 
264  1 Stroud, Gloucestershire :|bAmberley Publishing,|c2021. 
264  4 |c©2021 
300    350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :|bcolor 
       illustrations, genealogical tables, maps ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520    Henry II was the first Plantagenet king, the founder of 
       England's most successful and longest ruling dynasty. But 
       Henry did not come to the throne alone. He had married 
       Eleanor of Aquitaine, a formidable and powerful woman 10 
       years his elder. Eleanor had spent 15 years married to 
       Louis VII of France before he divorced her, only to be 
       angered when she married his young rival. Together, they 
       were a medieval power couple who soon added the ultimate 
       rank of King and Queen Consort to their list of titles. 
       Over the decades, a wedge was driven between the king and 
       Eleanor. Henry imprisoned his wife, fought his elder sons 
       and pinned his hopes on his youngest, whose betrayal was 
       the last straw. This book will chart the early lives of 
       Henry and Eleanor before they became a European power 
       couple, examine the impact of their union on 
       contemporaries and European politics before exploring the 
       birth of the Angevin Empire and the causes of the 
       disintegration of that vast territory. 
600 00 Henry|bII,|cKing of England,|d1133-1189. 
600 00 Eleanor,|cof Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King 
       of England,|d1122?-1204. 
650  0 Queens|zGreat Britain|vBiography. 
651  0 Great Britain|xKings and rulers|vBiography. 
651  0 Great Britain|xHistory|yHenry II, 1154-1189. 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft