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Auteur(s) : Wilkinson, Louise J.
Titre(s) : Eleanor de Montfort [Texte imprimé] : a rebel countess in medieval England / Louise J. Wilkinson
Publication : London ; New York, NY : Continuum, 2012
Description matérielle : xvii, 213 p. : map, geneal. tables ; 24 cm
Comprend : Childhood ; The marshal marriage ; The chaste widow ; The countess as lord ; The
Montfort marriage ; Family, faction and politics ; Reform, revolution and war ;
1265 ; After Evesham.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-196) and index
"As sister of Henry III and aunt of the future Edward I, Eleanor de Montfort was at
the heart of the bloody conflict between the Crown and the English barons. At Lewes
in 1264 Simon de Montfort captured the king and secured control of royal government.
A woman of fiery nature, Eleanor worked tirelessly to support her husband's cause.
She assumed responsibility for the care of the royal prisoners and she regularly dispatched
luxurious gifts to Henry III and the Lord Edward. But the family's political fortunes
were shattered at the battle of Evesham in August 1265 where Simon de Montfort was
killed. The newly-widowed Eleanor rose to her role as matriarch of her family, sending
her surviving sons--and the family treasure--overseas to France, negotiating the surrender
of Dover Castle and securing her own safe departure from the realm. The last ten years
of her life were spent in the Dominican convent at Montargis. Drawing on chronicles,
letters and public records this book reconstructs the narrative of Eleanor's remarkable
life."--Publisher's website
Sujet(s) : Montfort, Eleanor de (1215?-1275 ; comtesse de Pembroke et Leicester)
Montfort, Simon de (1208-1265)
Grande-Bretagne -- 13e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781847251947 (hbk.). - ISBN 1847251943 (hbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42717699d
Notice n° :
FRBNF42717699
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