Eleanor Rising

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Dramatic account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Based on fact, legend - and rumour.

Dramatic account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Based on historical fact, legend - and rumour.

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Eleanor Rising: Series 1: Episode 3

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News comes of an imminent attack, forcing the newly-betrothed couple to slip away.

News comes of an imminent attack, forcing the newly-betrothed couple to slip away during the night. Starring Rose Basista.

Following Eleanor's marriage to the Dauphin, a wedding feast is prepared. But news comes of an imminent attack, led by the renegade Lord, Theobald. 

Eleanor and the Dauphin are forced to slip away during the night.

Shaun McKenna's thrilling story of one of Europe's most extraordinary women.

Eleanor ...... Rose Basista
The Dauphin ...... Joel McCormack
Abbot Suger ...... Carl Prekopp
Archbishop Laroux ..... Roger Ringrose
Petronilla ...... Cecilia Appiah

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.

Eleanor Rising: Series 1

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First part of a dramatic account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine.

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