Eleanor: April Queen of Aquitaine.
Eleanor: April Queen of Aquitaine. Douglas Boyd. Sutton Publishing. [pounds sterling]20.00. viii + 376 pages. ISBN 0-7509-3289-9. The author of this book is a healthy reminder that one may write a learned and well researched biography without the benefits of a university background. Mr Boyd was
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