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Book SynopsisMichael R. Evans has lectured in medieval history at several universities in Britain and the United States. He is currently a lecturer at Central Michigan University, USA. He published
The Death of Kings: Royal Deaths in Medieval England (2003).
Trade Review[A] fine addition to the Eleanor oeuvre ... written in a winning and readable style. * History Today *
Inventing Eleanor has much to offer both the historian and the interested public in its tightly focused study of Eleanor’s enduring image ... An engaging examination of Eleanor’s myth, legend and long-term image which is an excellent addition to scholarship not only on Eleanor, but also in terms of studies of the Middle Ages, Medievalism and queenship * Reviews in History *
Table of ContentsIntroduction / Section I: Medieval and Post-Medieval Myths About Eleanor / 1. Eleanor as Queen of France / 2. Eleanor and the South / 3. Eleanor and the Crusades / 4. Eleanor and England / Section II: Eleanor and the Historians / 5. Eleanor in Anglo-American Historiography / 6. Eleanor in French Historiography / Section III: Eleanor in Culture / 7. The Visual Arts / 8. Drama and Opera / 9. Literature / 10. Eleanor in the Movies / Conclusion: The Transformation of Eleanor.
