Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of Two Kingdoms

This episode follows Eleanor’s extraordinary life – from her first marriage to Louis of France, through the annulment and rise of Henry II, to her political influence during the reigns of her sons. We look at surviving charters, letters, and court records to see how she leveraged land, diplomacy, and imprisonment to shape Anglo‑French politics, and how later mythologising has coloured our view of her legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices