“Pitiful and pitied by no one, why have I come to the ignominy of this detestable old age, who was ruler of two kingdoms, mother of two kings? My guts are torn from me, my family is carried off and… — Eleanor of Aquitaine Copy Share
“Pitiful and pitied by no one, why have I come to the ignominy of this detestable old age, who was ruler of two kingdoms, mother of two kings? My guts are torn from me, my family is carried off and removed from me. The young king [crown prince Henry, †1183] and the count of Britanny [prince Geoffrey, †1186] sleep in… — Eleanor of Aquitaine Copy Share
Trees are not known by their leaves, nor even by their blossoms, but by their fruits. — Eleanor of Aquitaine Copy Share Image
Grief is not very different from illness: in the impetus of its fire it does not recognise lords, it does not fear colleagues, it… — Eleanor of Aquitaine Copy Share Image
“Grief is not very different from illness: in the impetus of its fire it does not recognise lords, it does not fear colleagues, it… — Eleanor of Aquitaine Copy Share Image
“I thought I was wed to a king- now I find I am wed to a monk.” — Eleanor of Aquitaine Copy Share Image