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The Kingdom of France, 1173. A remarkable queen rallies her sons against a tyrannical king - their father.

It is with a soft voice, full of menace, that our mother commands us to overthrow our father . . . Richard Lionheart tells the story of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In 1173, she and three of her sons instigate a rebellion to overthrow the English king, her husband Henry Plantagenet. What prompts this revolt? How does a great queen persuade her children to rise up against their father? And how does a son cope with this crushing conflict of...

In the France of 1173, Eleanor of Aquitaine and her three sons take action against Henry Plantagenet, Eleanor's husband and the father of the three brothers. A poetic and tumultuous reckoning with divided loyalties follows. The enduring mythology of Eleanor of Aquitaine is set to chime with modern feelings.