Eleanor of Provence, arriving in England at 12 to marry King Henry III, becomes linked with her sister-in-law Eleanor and Simon de Montfort amidst political turmoil.
Eleanor of Provence was born in the province of her name in 1223. She has come to England at the age of twelve to marry the king, Henry III. He's sixteen years older, but was a boy when he ascended the throne. He's a kind, sensitive sort whose only personal attachments to...