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Royal Diaries: Eleanor, Crown Jewel of Acquitaine

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Teen queen's spirited journey in medieval France.

If historical adventure catches your fancy, then the "Royal Diaries: Eleanor, Crown Jewel of Acquitaine" is for you. Travel back to the twelfth century and experience Eleanor's world, a place where a young girl brims with intelligence and ambition beyond her prescribed societal roles. Her zest to break from traditional expectations for women of her time makes Eleanor's story not just a lesson in history, but an inspiring tale of a young feminist icon.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Royal Diaries: Eleanor, Crown Jewel of Acquitaine

Regular price ₱440.55 ₱292.05 34% off
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ISBN: 9780439164849
Publisher: Scholastic
Date of Publication: 2002-09-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Topics: Classics, Adventure, Middle Grade, Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.89
(rated by 5181 readers)

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Author of the best-selling Royal Diaries title, CLEOPATRA VII, Kristiana Gregory now takes readers to twelfth-century France and introduces Eleanor of Aquitaine, who becomes queen at age 15.Fourteen-year-old Eleanor of Aquitaine lives in a castle in Poitier, France, with her father Count William of Aquitaine (son of William the Conqueror), and her 12-year-old sister Petronilla. Their mother died several years earlier, so their grandmother and ladies-in-waiting raise the girls. Eleanor is extremely intelligent and literate, having been carefully educated by royal tutors. Spinning bores her, as does weaving, sewing, and other housewifery skills expected of her. She would rather be a knight and ride off to war. In fact, in 1136, when her father is invited to help invade Normandy,
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Teen queen's spirited journey in medieval France.

If historical adventure catches your fancy, then the "Royal Diaries: Eleanor, Crown Jewel of Acquitaine" is for you. Travel back to the twelfth century and experience Eleanor's world, a place where a young girl brims with intelligence and ambition beyond her prescribed societal roles. Her zest to break from traditional expectations for women of her time makes Eleanor's story not just a lesson in history, but an inspiring tale of a young feminist icon.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.