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 Representations of Eleanor of Aquitaine throughout history reflect and the changing perspectives on women in power 

The historian lies at the centre of history, Their selection of 'facts', the attribution of events

and consequences, and the drawing of conclusions construct the historical persona and their

narrative. The influence of the historian is greater for those figures whose sources cannot

provide a substantial basis for analysis and understanding. Eleanor of Aquitaine is a case in

point; subject to diverse portrayals during and after her lifetime, her historiography reflects

changing perspectives on women in power, and the differing methods and purposes of her

historians.

Sources I would like to utilise are

''Forrest-Reeves, S., Making Eleanor: Perceptions of Eleanor of Aquitaine in Film, Academia. 2014. [online] Available at: http://www .academia.edu17398273/Making_EleanocPerceptions_oCEleanoCoCAquitaine_i n_Film [accessed 4/11115]''

Duby, G., (ed.), Perrot, M. (ed.), A History of Women: Silences of the Middle Ages, Harvard University Press, 1992.

''Walker, C. W., Eleanor of Aquitaine, University of North Carolina Press, Richmond, Virginia. 1950.''

Jewell, H., Women in Medieval England, Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1996.