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Pub. Date
1983, c1964
Description
"It is Christmas of 1183, and Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine are, for once, together in the drafty castle of Chinon. For all their regal status, they are much like any long-estranged but inseparably married couple: Henry flaunts his new mistress; Eleanor plots against him with their sons. They will do anythig they can to hurt each other. And they love each other to distraction"--Cover.
Pub. Date
c1988
Description
Behind the walls of an English castle, three brothers try to win their father's favor - as well as his crown. King Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, engage in a battle of royal wits that pits elder son Richard against his brothers, while the cunning King Phillip of France takes advantage of the internal fracturing in his bid to destroy their kingdom.
4) Becket
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
Pub. Date
1994
Description
Behind the walls of an English castle, three brothers try to win their father's favor - as well as his crown. King Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, engage in a battle of royal wits that pits elder son Richard against his brothers, while the cunning King Phillip of France takes advantage of the internal fracturing in his bid to destroy their kingdom.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
In the winter of 1183, a royal family prepares for a joyous Christmas holiday reunion of scheming, conniving and deceit. King Henry II summons his cunning prison-bound wife to his side as he prepares to announce the succession of the throne to one of his double-crossing three sons, none of whom are qualified to rule the monarchy.