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Stéphane Bern sets off to meet a great queen of the Middle Ages: Eleanor of Aquitaine. Queen of France at 15, thanks to her marriage to King Louis VII, she became Queen of England at 30, on the arm of Henry II Plantagenet. A visionary and political strategist, she negotiated, treated and armed the arms of her sons to keep the throne of England, like her very dear Aquitaine. For Richard the Lionheart, her favourite son, she even assumed the regency of the Empire, single-handedly putting down all the rebellions. On both sides of the Channel, heritage treasures still vibrate with its history. Stéphane Bern visits in particular the Palace of Westminster, which Eleanor had rebuilt, the radiant Westminster Abbey, where she was crowned, and the spectacular Dover Castle. ????Find Secrets d'histoire: thousands of videos on our platform: https://www.secretsdhistoire.tv/ on our store: https://laboutiquesecretsdhistoire.tv/ on Facebook: / secretsdhistoire on X: / secretshistoire on Instagram: / secretsdhistoire