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The Drama of Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Angevin BlogPosted August 10, 2020

On the 10th of August 1241, Eleanor Fair Maid of Brittany (House of Plantagenet) died as a nun at the age of 57 or 59.  Originally buried at St James’ Priory, Bristol, her remains were then exhumed and reburied at Amesbury Abbey by King Henry III of England (her cousin),...

Tags: angevin empire, Arthur of Brittany, Eleanor Fair Maid of Brittany, eleanor of aquitaine, Eleanor of Brittany, KIng John of England, King Richard I of England the Lionheart, the House of Plantagenet
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