He’d never seen one so vibrant, though, or so vividly compelling… those glowing green eyes sparkling with sunlight and curiosity and silent laughter, and when she glanced in Henry’s direction, she held his gaze, a look that was both challenging and enigmatic… He was utterly certain that this was Eleanor of Aquitaine, and no less sure that the French King must be one of God’s greatest fools.

He’d never seen one so vibrant, though, or so vividly compelling… those glowing green eyes sparkling with sunlight and curiosity and silent laughter, and when she glanced in Henry’s direction, she held his gaze, a look that was both challenging and enigmatic… He was utterly certain that this was Eleanor of Aquitaine, and no less sure that the French King must be one of God’s greatest fools.

– Sharon Kay Penman –

When Christ and His Saints Slept

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