The Lion in Winter
Back stabbing, spying, double crossing, and rampant infidelity – a typical family Christmas. Typical, that is, for the Plantagenets. James Goldman’s brilliant historical drama pits King Henry II of England against the strong-willed Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Back stabbing, spying, double crossing, and rampant infidelity – a typical family Christmas. Typical, that is, for the Plantagenets. James Goldman’s brilliant historical drama pits King Henry II of England against the strong-willed Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781580812481 (1580812481)
Publish date: December 1st 2001
Publisher: LA Theatre Works
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Media Tie In,
Movies,
American,
Historical Fiction,
20th Century,
Medieval,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre
bookshelves: re-read, teh-brillianz, film-only, play-dramatisation, plantagenet-1154-1485, medieval5c-16c Read from January 01, 1996 to November 29, 2013, read count: 3 Now for the film: Peter O'Toole ... Henry II Katharine Hepburn ... Eleanor of Aquitaine Anthony Hopkins ... Richard John Castl...
I’m not sure if Molina is the best Henry II I’ve seen or heard, but this performance of the play is darn good. The repartee is well done and even with just the audio you can hear the passion and disgust that Henry Eleanor feel for each other.
Re-read.Despite its obvious inaccuracies this is still my favourite fiction about Henry and Eleanor. Love the snark!!
A whirlwind look at a completely dysfunctional family under the guise of history. It supposedly represents Henry II and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine and their children in a conflict over who will replace Henry when he dies. There is much conniving, fighting, threatening and general mayhem through...
I truly do love this play. The writing's devilishly good and wickedly fun. Some lines are real gems. To me, it doesn't matter that the story's one of fiction. The play in essence gives life to these people and makes them seem more real. And given my knowledge of the history of Henry II, Eleanor of A...
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