11/11/2025
It’s Two Crowns Tuesday! We’re certainly not the first to tell a version of Eleanor of Aquitaine’s story. Here’s *just a few* of the other ways Eleanor has been portrayed in art and media over the years:
1. The tomb effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine located at Fontevraud Abbey in France, created between 1204 and 1210
2. Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of Angouleme and two squires riding on horseback - Fresco from 13th century, Chapel of St. Radegund, Chinon.
3. A 14th-century representation of the wedding of Louis VII and Eleanor (left) and Louis’ leaving on Crusade (right)
4. A 14th-century representation of Henry II and Eleanor
5. Fair Rosamund and Queen Eleanor, Edward Burne-Jones, 1861
6. Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter (1968), a role for which she won the Academy Award
7. The Dinner Party, an installation artwork by American feminist artist Judy Chicago, 1979. There are 39 elaborate place settings on a triangular table for 39 mythical and historical famous women.
8. Glenn Close in the 2003 TV movie version of Lion in Winter
9. Elizabeth Chadwick’s historical fiction series: The Summer Queen (2013), The Winter Crown (2014), and The Autumn Throne (2016)
10. Video game Civilization VI, 2019
11. Audio release of Catherine Muschamp’s stage play Eleanor of Aquitaine: Mother of the Pride featuring actress Eileen Page, 2019
12. Bonus: Prince John from Disney’s 1973 Robin Hood. He throws tantrums, sucks his thumb, and calls out for his Mummy, who is in fact, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
