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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780439164849
ISBN number: 0439164842
Label: Scholastic Ltd.
Manufacturer: Scholastic Ltd.
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 190
Printing Date: November 01, 2002
Publishing house: Scholastic Ltd.
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 41776
Studio: Scholastic Ltd.
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Thirteen-year-old Eleanor lives in a palace in Poitier, France, with her father, Count William of Aquitaine, and her younger sister, Petronilla. Mischievous and daring, Eleanor's daily exploits are a constant source of frustration to her grandmother and ladies-in-waiting, who are the girls' caretakers. Eleanor's life is turned upside-down, however, as her father goes off to fight in the invasion of Normandy, and her safety, as well as that of her sister's, is at risk from his enemies. Then, at age fifteen, Eleanor is forced into a new role when her father dies and she is betrothed to sixteen-year-old Prince Louis VII of France. When Louis' father, King Louis VI, dies suddenly, Louis VII becomes King - and young Eleanor is now Queen of France!
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The theme of this book, in my opinion, is to show what the life of Eleanor might have been like in 1136. Eleanor was a real person. This story is marked as fictional, but there are parts and facts in this book that are non-fictional. There are also pictures, and a family tree in the back of the book.
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The main character's name is Eleanor. Eleanor is a non-fictional character. In 1137, when she was fifteen, she became Queen of France. At 32, she became Queen of England. She had ten children, two of whom became Kings of England. Their names are Richard the Lionheart and John.
There are multiple characters in this book, so I will only list the non-fictional characters. First, Anacletus, who was the antipope, Bernard Abbe, who was a monk who founded the Abbey of Clairvaux, and as I have already mentioned, the title character, Eleanor. Emma, who was engaged to Elanor's father, Geoffrey de Rancon, who was Lord of Taillebourg, Geoffrey du Loroux, who was archbishop of Bordeaux, Geoffrey Plantagenet of Anjou, who was the count who invited Duke William X to help him invade Normandy, Innocent II, who was pope from 1130 to 1143, King Louis Capet VI of France, Prince Louis Capet, who later became King Louis VII, was Eleanor's very first husband. Also, there were, Marcabru, who was a famous troubadour, Petronilla, Eleanor's younger sister, Suger, who wasabbot of Saint-Dennis, William Aigret, Eleanor's younger brother, William of Leazay, who was baron and castellan of Talmont-by-the-Sea, William IX, Eleanor's grandfather, William X, Eleanor's father, and, fianally, William and Joscelin, who were Eleanor's half brothers.
The settings of this book include the following. This book is set, as the title states, in 1136. It is set in France. The political setting is that there are multiple wars in this book.
I think the major problem in this book is two things. First, she still misses her mother and her brother from when they died several years before, and, second, she misses her father after he dies in the course of this book. Resolution of these problems comes when, first, she gets older and has to concentrate on other things more. Secondly, when she gets married at the end of the book, she doesn't miss her father as much as earlier in the book.
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THIS BOOK, in MY OPINION, was one of the best out of the "Royal Diaries" Series. Eleanor is not a princess, but a Duchess of Aquitaine (Southern France) in the 1100's. This book was well written and contained much information on Eleanor's teen years. Although the reading level is supossed to be ages 9-12, i am 13, almost 14, and enjoyed this book. I think it's good for all ages.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine has a difficult childhood. Her father, the duke, constantly gets in fights with the pope. As if that's not enough to deal with, her brother died and her father wants her to get married as a political arrangement.A beloved family member goes on a trip, never to return. And finally, she must marry Louis the Younger when she'd much rather be playing with her sister and daydreaming.
This was one of the most exciting books in the Royal Diaries series! It has brave knights in battle,court intrigues,and betrayal...
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This is the second Royal Diary I read, and I loved it. The story is wonderful. Eleanor is a young girl who goes through all the same things that girls do now, she just was in the 1100s. I think that every young girl will love learning about history while also reading a good story.
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Eleanor is a young girl but is old enough to get married. Her father Duke William X a very wealthy man, decides to go to war. So her sister and her are left with no father or mother only servants and there grandma. He does come back but a tragedy occurs and she is forced to marry the price soon to be king of France. She has never met him before and she really like Clotaire the strong. Her life is filled with new, terrifying, heart leaping adventures. She also has a younger brother and sister. Her brother dies but, her sister is still alive. Her mother is also gone. So it's not really a big family. Just her younger sister her dad and herself. I really like this book because of different things I get to read about. I think its so cool hearing about what it was like for a girl in medieval times about my age well she was really more of a princess. Her father had even more money then the king. It's really interesting reading about her life. How and where she hides her diary. How she is taken care of. What they ate back then. Where they went to the bathroom with no toilets. Its such a fascinating book with so much drama. And life filled with excitement!
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