Eleanor

She was the Duchess of old Aquitaine
Poitiers and Gascony both held her name
The greatest heiress of the Twelfth Century
A highly intelligent great beauty

Her Grandfather was called the first Troubadour
He sung his own songs of forbidden amour
He learnt this skill whilst out on Crusade
Then his Grand daughter made it all the rage

Her first husband was King Louis of France
They had no son so it wasn't to last
They went on Crusade to the Holy Land
But just could not win back Jerusalem

Of Courtly Love were her Troubadour's songs
Conservative French found this morally wrong
Though everyone there agreed that it taught
Them all much better manners in her Court

She secondly married King Henry D'Anjou
This was a most astute thing to do
Their lands now stretched over England and France
At politics though Henry gave her small chance

Two famous Kings were amongst her sons

Richard the Lionheart and Bad King John
Richard was older and her favorite son
She taxed her realms harshly for his ransome

She pilgrimed to Rome at age sixty eight
Was jailed by Henry for a decade
Old age saw her Queen of England and France
Well remembered and much romanced