Shaun McKenna’s gripping historical drama about the young Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife and mother to Kings, crusader, prisoner and formidable political operator.

On the march to the Holy Land allies prove untrustworthy. Could the French army be heading into a trap?

Eleanor ….. Rose Basista
Louis ….. Joel MacCormack
Petronilla ….. Elinor Coleman
Geoffrey de Rançon ….. Stewart Campbell
German soldier ….. Nicholas Murchie
Raymond of Antioch ….. Tony Turner

Directed by Gemma Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2021. Show less