Eleanor of Aquitaine, as It Was Said: Truth and Tales about the Medieval Queen [1 ed.] 0226825833, 9780226825830

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Eleanor of Aquitaine, as It Was Said: Truth and Tales about the Medieval Queen [1 ed.]
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