Eleanor of Aquitaine (Radio Edit)

You're Dead to Me

BBC

Comedy, History

4.7 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Greg Jenner is joined by historian Gabby Storey and comedian Rachel Parris to take a look at the action-packed life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was the only woman ever to be queen of both England and France. She took to the seas on a crusade and packed her entire household with her. She bore ten children and defended a castle, yet most of her life was spent clearing up her offsprings' mess. So just why is this badass queen’s legacy eclipsed by that of her sons?

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0:00.0	Hello Greg here, just popping in to say that this is a radio edit of the episode, which
0:04.6	means it's a bit shorter and some of the naughty stuff has been removed, so it's a bit more
0:09.1	appropriate for family listening.
0:10.9	If you want to hear the full-length versions scroll down to the original episode, further
0:14.8	back in our feed.
0:16.2	Thanks very much, enjoy the show!
0:18.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts
0:23.8	Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, the comedy podcast that takes history seriously.
0:28.1	My name is Greg Jenner.
0:29.1	I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster.
0:31.1	I was the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible History.
0:34.2	Today, we are trekking all the way back to 12th century France and going on a crusade,
0:38.4	a friendly one, to get to know the medieval she-wolf herself.
0:42.0	Yes, Shakira!
0:43.0	Sorry, no, that's not right.
0:44.3	Eleanor of Akitane, that's who I mean.
0:46.2	And today I'm joined by two shiny new guests in History Corner.
0:49.5	She's got a PhD from University of Winchester, where she's specialised in medieval ideas
0:53.5	of authority and queenship, specifically looking at Eleanor of Akitane, which is very
0:57.6	handy for us.
0:58.6	It's Dr Gabby Story, welcome Gabby.
1:00.6	Hi Greg, thanks for having me.
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