Eleanor of Aquitaine Travels I

Eleanor of Aquitaine is considered one of the most fascinating and accomplished rulers in world history. In just 15 years she became the duchess of Aquitaine, one of the most cultured provinces in Europe, the queen of France, which she heavily cultured, and the queen of England, which she changed from a primitive outpost to a cultured center of northern Europe She travelled extensively as part this impressive career including a crusade to the Holy Land. This volume will try to follow her footsteps until she became Duchess of Aquitaine probably at the age of 15. She was born either in Poitiers or Bordeaux and travelled with her father around his lands as well as vacationed at their castle by the sea. Imagine Eleanor of Aquitaine travelling with her father through these lands and visiting the important cities and castles.