Captive Queen

For historical fiction readers, a tantalizing new novel from New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir about the passionate and notorious French queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Renowned for her highly acclaimed and bestselling British histories, Alison Weir has in recent years made a major impact on the fiction scene with her novels about Queen Elizabeth and Lady Jane Grey. In this latest offering, she imagines the world of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the beautiful twelfth-century woman who was Queen of France until she abandoned her royal husband for the younger man who would become King of England. In a relationship based on lust and a mutual desire for great power, Henry II and Eleanor took over the English throne in 1154, thus beginning one of the most influential reigns and tumultuous royal marriages in all of history. In this novel, Weir uses her extensive knowledge to paint a most vivid portrait of this fascinating woman. Genealogical Table: Eleanor and Her Family Connections

PART ONE A Marriage of Lions 1151—1154

PART TWO This Turbulent Priest 1155—1171

PART THREE The Cubs Shall Awake 1172—1173

PART FOUR Poor Prisoner 1173—1189

PART FIVE The Eagle Rejoices 1189

ENVOI Winchester 1189

EPILOGUE Abbey of Fontevrault March 1204

Author's Note