Eleanor The Queen Of France

Eleanor was always discontent in her surroundings and this caused to her to be very stubborn in order to get her way. After Eleanor and her new husband heard word of the death of Louis VI, they ended their honeymoon travels and headed straight for the Paris. Upon arriving the newly wed couple discovered their first disagreement: while the new king called this place home his wife was simply miserable. The City of Love was much too gloomy and chilly compared to Eleanor’s beloved Aquitaine, where the sun always brought warmth and shine. Because Eleanor must always have her way, she transformed the Cité Palace. Everything was remodeled to the precise liking of the Queen of France. Windows were in enlarged and shuttered, light and warmth were brought into the palace, for possibly the first time in forever (Rice 21).
But within time young Eleanor became bored of partaking in queenly activities and spending time her newly remade Paris, so when the opportunity arose to go on the second Crusade in 1145, she quickly jumped aboard. Eleanor was the first queen to accompany her husband on Crusade, so naturally all the other women of France decided to tag along as well. Judith M. Bennett adds that these women were more often praised for their man-like courage than condemned for their unfeminine behavior, so this crusade became a badge of honor (229). The new abundance of female ‘crusaders’ set the back the ability and agility of the army greatly, but due to the stubbornness of the Queen there was absolutely nothing in timid Louis’ power that could stop her from getting what she wanted (“Eleanor”). However, Eleanor excitement for the crusade stopped abruptly when she decided she wanted to visit her relatives in ASK MRS