Henry III vs. Simon de Montfort
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Eleanor of Aquataine in Henry's Life
No Queen of England had actually played an important part in English government, really, since Eleanor of Aquataine in the 1160s. She persuaded Henry to establish her uncles who all came from Savoy and quarrel with other foreigners. And she does all she can to promote the interests of the Savoyards and to do down the Lucinians. But clearly she was a troublemaker. If it hadn't been for promoting the interests ofThe Savoyards, Henry's court might have been a much more tranquil place.
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