Eleanor of Castile

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Eleanor of Castile married King Edward I of England as part of a political deal to affirm English sovereignty over Gascony. But the marriage was a very close one. Eleanor travelled extensively with Edward, including on the Ninth Crusade. When she died in Nottinghamshire, her heartbroken husband erected a stone cross at every one of the 12 stopping places of her funeral cortege on the journey back to London.

In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega finds out more about her namesake from the celebrated medievalist Danièle Cybulskie.

This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.

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0:17.2	Hello, and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit.
0:26.4	I'm Eleanor Janiga,
0:27.6	and in today's episode,
0:28.7	we'll be talking about Eleanor of Castile,
0:30.8	the Queen of England, and Countess of Plentyu,
0:33.6	varying degrees of power for women,
0:35.4	and what happens when royal marriages actually end in love.
0:39.6	I'm delighted to be joined today
0:41.1	by my friend and colleague, the incredible Danielle Sibulski.
0:44.1	Danielle is the author of several medieval history books,
0:47.3	including her latest chivalry and courtesy,
0:49.8	Medieval Manners for a modern world.
0:52.0	She's also the host of the Medieval podcast,
0:54.1	and basically an all-round phenom of a Medievalist.
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