Eleanor of Aquitaine

The most modern woman of Medieval Europe was a queen by birth, a warrior and… Eleanor of Aquitaine was not to be trifled with Stephanie Buck in Timeline5 min read  Much of what we know, or think we know, about Eleanor of Aquitaine is legend—but what a legend she is. Arguably the most powerful heiress of the Middle Ages, who reigned as both queen of France and queen of England, Eleanor not only outlived all but two of her eleven children, she also fought in the Crusades — perhaps dressed as a bare-breasted Amazon warrior queen. Years later, she probably poisoned her husband’s mistress./.../