10 - Eleanor of Aquitaine (3): The Captive Mother of a Captive Son
/After years in captivity where her husband and sons warred for control of the kingdom, Eleanor of Aquitaine was finally released from prison on the death of her husband. Her new task: bail out her sons when they got into trouble. And boy did they!
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Shownotes
For more information on the topics discussed in the show, click on these links!
The Lion in Winter (wikipedia)
William Longchamps (wikipedia)
The Capture and Imprisonment of Richard I (www.angus-donald.com)
The Letters of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Pope Celestine III (Medieval Women's Latin Letters)