Starter quiz
- Eleanor of Aquitaine married Prince ______ of France when she was very young.
- Daniel
- George
- Louis ✓
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- Which event came first?
- Eleanor became the Queen of France.
- Eleanor became the Duchess of Aquitaine. ✓
- Eleanor became the Princess of France.
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- Which important person had to lead soldiers into a war?
- 'king' ✓
- King Louis had to lead his soldiers on a…
- crusade ✓
- dance
- holiday
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- On the crusade, Eleanor and Louis travelled from France to far away places.
- True ✓
- False
- Eleanor and Louis had their marriage annulled…
- before they went on the crusade.
- after they went on the crusade. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Put these kings of England into the correct order, starting with who was the King first.
- 1⇔King Henry II
- 2⇔King Richard I
- 3⇔King John I
- Select the countries that Eleanor of Aquitaine became queen of in her lifetime.
- Germany
- Spain
- England ✓
- France ✓
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- Three of Eleanor’s sons tried to ______ against their father.
- 'rebel' ✓
- Eleanor was kept as a ______ for helping her sons to rebel.
- 'prisoner' ✓
- Select the two statements which are true.
- King Richard I kept Eleanor as a prisoner.
- King Richard I and Eleanor were brother and sister.
- King Richard I released Eleanor from her prison. ✓
- King Richard I asked Eleanor to help him rule England. ✓
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- Which of Eleanor’s sons became kings of England?
- Geoffrey
- Richard ✓
- William
- John ✓
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Key learning points
- Two months after her marriage to Louis was annulled, Eleanor married Henry, who was next in line to the English throne.
- Henry became the King of England, and Eleanor was his queen; together they ruled over large parts of France and England.
- However, their marriage was not always happy and eventually Eleanor moved back to Aquitaine.
- When her sons decided to revolt against Henry, she supported them and Henry had her confined as punishment.
- However, after Henry's death she helped two of her sons, Richard and John, to rule when they were king of England.
Common misconception
Some may think of Eleanor as a prisoner being kept in terrible conditions.
Eleanor lived in places of comfort, for example, castles. She did not have the freedom to leave but was well looked after.
Keywords
Rebel - to rebel means to go against a leader
Prisoner - when someone is a prisoner they are kept in one place and do not have the freedom to leave
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