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The Tudor's Dynasty podcast.

Hello and welcome back to the show. I'm your host, Rebecca Larson.

In 1200, Eleanorv Aquitaine embarked on a remarkable journey across the Pyrenees

to retrieve her granddaughter, Blanche of Castile, from the Castilian court.

Her mission to arrange a marriage between Blanche and the French king,

a strategic alliance she hoped would ensure peace between the

Plantagenet rulers of England and the Competian Kings of France.

That same year, Eleanor's indomitable spirit was on full display as she defended the lands of

Anjou and Aquitaine against her grandson, Arthur of Brittany, securing her son, King John's hold over these critical territories.

Even in her final years, she demonstrated the same political wisdom and tenacity that had defined her life.

After the campaign at Mirabu, Eleanor held the region until John arrived to capture Arthur, ensuring

her son's continued dominance in the region.

Eleanor of Aquitaine passed away in 1204 in Anjou, where she had retired after her tireless efforts to preserve her family's legacy.

Yet her influence endured.

After England lost Normandy that same year, it was Eleanor's ancestral lands, Aquitaine, in Anjou, that remained loyal to the English crown.

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