tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post8607512877846553328..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: England and the Aquitaine Part I: EleanorDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-70697239705456828952016-01-18T00:30:17.646-08:002016-01-18T00:30:17.646-08:00Very interesting post and woman, thanksVery interesting post and woman, thanksCatherine Hokinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251036106757891834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-21332304348627357582016-01-17T23:03:33.961-08:002016-01-17T23:03:33.961-08:00Thank you, Beth. Thank you, Beth. Helena P. Schraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-35373209311434037352016-01-17T04:50:30.731-08:002016-01-17T04:50:30.731-08:00I love your post and wonderful images. I read the ...I love your post and wonderful images. I read the biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine years ago and still remember much of it, though not nearly what you recounted here. I was vastly impressed by her intelligence, determination, and refusal to be subjugated. She was an outstanding woman for her time period, perhaps for any time. She wasn't, however, particularly tenderhearted, as I recall. But did dote on her children, especially her favorites. I think she could not afford what she must have considered the luxury of being a deeply compassionate person with so much to defend herself against. It's such a different world she lived in. Thanks for this engrossing glimpse into her life. I also love that she is depicted in death with a book! Beth Trisselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742049964476824594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-58093166706362227842016-01-17T04:50:16.695-08:002016-01-17T04:50:16.695-08:00I love your post and wonderful images. I read the ...I love your post and wonderful images. I read the biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine years ago and still remember much of it, though not nearly what you recounted here. I was vastly impressed by her intelligence, determination, and refusal to be subjugated. She was an outstanding woman for her time period, perhaps for any time. She wasn't, however, particularly tenderhearted, as I recall. But did dote on her children, especially her favorites. I think she could not afford what she must have considered the luxury of being a deeply compassionate person with so much to defend herself against. It's such a different world she lived in. Thanks for this engrossing glimpse into her life. I also love that she is depicted in death with a book! Beth Trisselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742049964476824594noreply@blogger.com