Weir's portrait of Eleanor reveals a mother devoted to her children, even as they grow up to rebel a queen dedicated to her native land, even when governed by husband or son and a woman yearning for love. Both of Eleanor's husbands were kings-she divorced Louis VII of France to marry the soon-to-be Henry II-and Weir offers a vivid history of Eleanor's second marriage, highlighting Henry's fiery temper, unflagging energy, and obsession with loyalty. Weir (Innocent Traitor) captures the perspective of the subject of her bestselling biography, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the medieval duchess who wielded power across Europe at a time when women were required to cede all possessions to their husbands.
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