Starter quiz
- Eleanor of Aquitaine’s father was the…
- King of France
- Duke of Aquitaine ✓
- King of England
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- Select the answers to finish this sentence: Eleanor’s family was very…
- important ✓
- rich ✓
- poor
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- When Eleanor was 13, she became the…
- Duchess of France
- Queen of Aquitaine
- Duchess of Aquitaine ✓
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- Aquitaine was a large area of modern day…
- 'France' ✓
- Put these events in Eleanor’s life into the correct order.
- 1⇔Eleanor was born.
- 2⇔Eleanor had a good education.
- 3⇔Eleanor’s father died.
- 4⇔Eleanor became the Duchess of Aquitaine.
- As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor was one of the richest women in Europe.
- True ✓
- False
Exit quiz
- Eleanor married the ______ of France.
- 'prince' ✓
- Eleanor was the Duchess of Aquitaine and her husband became the…
- Duke of Aquitaine ✓
- Duchess of Aquitaine
- King of Aquitaine
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- Eleanor became less powerful when she married Prince Louis.
- True
- False ✓
- A war fought between different religious groups was a...
- game
- march
- crusade ✓
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- Eleanor and Louis travelled from France through places like __________ to Jerusalem.
- Cardiff
- London
- Constantinople ✓
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- Put these events into the correct order, starting with the earliest.
- 1⇔Eleanor and Louis got married.
- 2⇔Eleanor became Queen of France.
- 3⇔Eleanor and Louis went on the crusade.
- 4⇔Eleanor and Louis had their marriage annulled.
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Key learning points
- Shortly after her father's death, Eleanor married a French prince, Louis.
- Even though Louis became the Duke of Aquitaine, Eleanor got to keep her land for herself.
- Louis became King of France shortly after their marriage, and Eleanor helped him to rule.
- Eleanor went with Louis on a crusade, travelling to Constantinople and Jerusalem.
- Eleanor and Louis' marriage broke down and it was annulled, leaving her free to marry again.
Common misconception
Some may think that Eleanor and Louis were not married for very long.
Eleanor and Louis were married for 15 years before their marriage was annulled by the church.
Keywords
Crusade - a crusade was a war fought between different religious groups
Annulled - when a marriage is annulled, it means that the two people are officially no longer married
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