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Eleanor of Aquitaine Resources
Eleanor of Aquitaine was Coutness of Poitou, Queen of France and, later, Queen of England. She went on Crusade with her first husband, had a hand in sponsoring the Courtly Love literary movement, and was quite possibly the most powerful woman of High Medieval Europe.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
This profile offers significant dates, basic facts, a brief biography and further resources, and is part of our Who's Who in Medieval History resource.
Eleanor of Aquitaine in Print
Biographies of the extraordinary queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Power of a Woman
Your Guide's review of Robert Fripp's fictional autobiography, Eleanor of Aquitaine: Power of a Woman.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Substantive bio by Katherine Bailey at British Heritage Magazine, online at TheHistoryNet.
Eleanor of Aquitaine - The Troubadour's Daughter
Thorough biography by "Cinderella" at royalty.nu is followed by a list of useful books (fiction and nonfiction) and other resources.
Eleanor of Aquitaine - Notable Women Ancestors
Informative bio by Sam Behling at the Notable Women Ancestors site.
Female Heroes - Eleanor of Aquitaine
Concise two-page bio at the Women in World History Curriculum.
Eleanor of Aquitaine: An Annotated Bibliography
Extremely useful list of resources concerning Eleanor's life and times, compiled by Stephanie Tarbin at the ORB.