Quote from Eleanor

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 | Eleanor of Aquitaine, To Be Queen

In my novel, TO BE QUEEN, Eleanor petitions the pope to annul her marriage to Louis VII…When Pope Eugenius tells her that Louis has no wish to be free of her, that instead her husband would rather wait on God’s will to see if he will ever have a son and heir, Eleanor replies:

“Louis is young. It is well and good to wait on God when one is eight and twenty. But when he is forty, and the wolves begin to circle, he will want a strong son to stand beside him, to hold them off. Whatever Louis is, whatever he hopes to be, he is king. A good king provides a son and heir for his people.”

Isn’t it obvious why I love this woman?

3 Comments to Quote from Eleanor

Marie
June 23, 2010

I am SO looking forward to TO BE QUEEN! I have really gotten to know a lot more about the era since the novels have come out, but I am still in awe of her.

Arleigh
June 23, 2010

She was such a wise lady!

Christy
June 24, 2010

Marie and Arleigh, I love this era and this woman. I am finishing up re-writes for TO BE QUEEN now, and I am just in awe of the way Eleanor thinks and the political skill she possesses from such a young age. She is definitely my hero.

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