Eleanor of Aquitaine
- 448 Seiten
- 16 Lesestunden
Marion Meade portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine as a woman of great intelligence and titanic energy who lived in a passionate and creative age.
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Diese Reihe entführt Sie in die faszinierende mittelalterliche Welt durch die Augen ihrer starken weiblichen Charaktere. Entdecken Sie ihre Leben voller Intrigen, Liebe, Verlust und unbezwingbarem Geist in einer Zeit, in der Frauen oft um ihren Platz in der Gesellschaft kämpften. Jede Geschichte enthüllt unterschiedliche Facetten weiblicher Stärke und Widerstandsfähigkeit in einem historisch reichen Umfeld. Tauchen Sie ein in dramatische Schicksale und entdecken Sie ihren Einfluss auf die Gestaltung der Geschichte.
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