S3.23 Eleanor of Aquitaine (Review)

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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After a separate full-length biography episode, we now review Eleanor of Aquitaine. And there's lots to talk about in every factor: the Crusades; the Great Revolt; threats to both of her sons as Queen Mother. A long and dramatic life that has plenty to talk about, both good and bad, but when it's all done, where will she stand? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Rex Factor.
0:10.0	This week, Eleanor of Aquitaine, review.
0:19.0	With your hosts Graham Duke and Ali Hello and
0:26.0	and welcome to
0:30.0	and welcome to Rex Factor reviewing all the Queen and Prince
0:32.4	Consults of England from
0:33.6	Elswith to Prince Philip and today having done her biography last time we are
0:39.2	finally going to review Ellen of Aquitaine to decide whether she's got the Rex Factor.
0:45.0	Yeah, I mean anyone who's at this point thinking, I don't know, it's looking tight.
0:51.0	They're very brave if they placed money on that position.
0:53.8	For Ali's benefit if another one else, we'll do a quick summary of her life and then go into more detail for the factors.
1:00.2	Biography!
1:02.2	So Eleanor was born in 1124 to William the 10th, Duke of Aquitaine and Einor de Chatellero.
1:09.0	Following the death of her father in 1137, she became the Duchess of Aquitaine which is a mighty
1:14.4	duchy equivalent to about one-third of modern France and also the best name for a band
1:19.8	you've ever heard the mighty duchy featuring Eleanor on lead and we'll call from
1:26.4	last time Viscountess dangerous on drums she was quickly married to the French Dauphin, the future Louis the 7th, and shortly afterwards became
1:36.9	Queen of France, still just 13 years old. Unfortunately, this marriage was not a success and after she accompanied Louis on the Second Crusade in 1147
1:46.6	which proved to be a military and romantic disaster she pushed for divorce with the marriage being annulled in 1152 on the grounds of consenduity.
1:57.0	Anyway, she then married again to Henry Fitz Empress, the Duke of Normandy, Count of Onjou and from 1154, King of England, making Ellen
2:04.5	is the only woman to be queen both of France and England.
2:07.8	Rex Fact!
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