"the castle. The film earned an estimated $6.4 million in distributor rentals in the domestic North American market during its initial year of release. It was the 14th most popular movie at the U.S. box office in 1969. Renata Adler of ""The New York Times"" wrote that the film was ""for the most part, outdoorsy and fun, full of the kind of plotting and action people used to go to just plain movies for."" ""Variety"" called it ""an intense, fierce, personal drama put across by outstanding performance of Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn. Anthony Harvey, a relatively new director, has"
"her most commercially successful picture to that point. She won her second Best Actress Award at the Oscars, 34 years after winning her first. Hepburn felt the award was not just for her, but was also given to honor Tracy. Hepburn quickly returned to acting after Tracy's death, choosing to preoccupy herself as a remedy against grief. She received numerous scripts and chose to play Eleanor of Aquitaine in ""The Lion in Winter"" (1968), a part she called ""fascinating"". She read extensively in preparation for the role, in which she starred opposite Peter O'Toole. Filming took place in Montmajour Abbey"
"highest-grossing film of 1968) and won three Academy Awards, including one for Hepburn as Best Actress (tied with Barbra Streisand). There was a television remake in 2003. ""The Lion in Winter"" is set during Christmas 1183, at King Henry II's château and primary residence in Chinon, Anjou, in the medieval Angevin Empire. Henry wants his youngest son, the future King John, to inherit his throne, while his estranged and imprisoned wife, Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, temporarily released from prison for the holidays, favors their oldest surviving son, the future King Richard the Lionheart. Meanwhile, King Philip II of France, the"
"of the father, but who is spoiled and irresponsible. The recently freed mother schemes with the father and three sons for control of their empire, while at the same time slinging numerous verbal barbs at each other. The Lion in Winter The Lion in Winter is a 1966 play by James Goldman, depicting the personal and political conflicts of Henry II of England, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their children and their guests during Christmas 1183. It premiered on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre on March 3, 1966, starring Robert Preston and Rosemary Harris, who won a Tony Award for"
"In the 2014 film """", Eleanor is played by Debbie Rochon. Eleanor and Rosamund Clifford, as well as Henry IIand Rosamund's father, appear in Gaetano Donizetti's opera ""Rosmonda d'Inghilterra"" (libretto by Felice Romani), which was premiered in Florence, at the Teatro Pergola, in 1834. Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine (, ; 1122 or 1124 – 1 April 1204) was queen consort of France (1137–1152) and England (1154–1189) and duchess of Aquitaine in her own right (1137–1204). As a member of the Ramnulfids (House of Poitiers) rulers in southwestern France, she was one of the most powerful and wealthiest women"
"(APA) was established, and she and Rabb were married on 4 December of that year. In 1962, she returned to Britain and Chichester Festival Theatre during its opening season when the director was Laurence Olivier; she appeared as Elena in Olivier's celebrated 1962–63 Chichester production of ""Uncle Vanya"". In 1964, she was Ophelia to Peter O'Toole's ""Hamlet"" in the inaugural production of the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. Returning to New York, she worked further with the APA, and then was cast as Eleanor of Aquitaine in ""The Lion in Winter"", a performance that garnered her a Tony Award"
"made Eleanor the Duchess of Aquitaine and the most eligible bride of the 12th century, and Henry would not have married her had she not come with Aquitaine. When combined with Henry's own duchies in France, the marriage gave the royal couple control over more land in France than the actual King of France possessed at the time. Also, the film shows Henry and Eleanor as having four children, all boys. In truth Henry and Eleanor had ""eight"" children, five sons and three daughters. While the eldest son, William, had died before the events of the film, the three daughters"
"historical analysis of Henry remain, especially the nature of his rule in Anjou and the south of France. Henry II appears as a character in several modern plays and films. He is a central character in James Goldman's 1966 play ""The Lion in Winter"", set in 1183 and presenting an imaginary encounter between Henry's immediate family and Philip Augustus over Christmas at Chinon. The 1968 film adaptation communicates the modern popular view of Henry as a somewhat sacrilegious, fiery and determined king although, as Goldman acknowledges, Henry's passions and character are essentially fictional. ""The Lion in Winter"" has proved to"
"Eleanor prevented the match. Alys married William IV Talvas, Count of Ponthieu, on 20 August 1195. They had two daughters: Marie, Countess of Ponthieu, and Isabelle; and a stillborn son named Jean. As ""Alasia of France,"" she appears in Eleanor Anne Porden's 1822 epic poem ""Cœur de Lion"". In it, Alys joins the army of Saladin during the Third Crusade to avenge herself on Richard for rejecting her. Under another spelling, Alais, she appears as Henry's lover in James Goldman's 1966 play ""The Lion in Winter"". She was played by Jane Merrow in the 1968 film adaptation, by Julia Vysotskaya"
"The Plantagenet series focuses on the Angevin King Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, beginning with the sinking of the White Ship, the marriage of the Empress Maude and Geoffrey of Anjou, and Henry's birth and childhood in ""When Christ and His Saints Slept."" Of Henry and Eleanor, Penman explains: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine were larger than life, legends in their own lifetimes. He was one of the greatest of the medieval kings, and she was the only woman to wear the crowns of both England and France. They loved and fought and schemed on a"
"her death. Henry's wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine was in fact beautiful, brilliant and superbly educated, famous for her wit, charm and daring. She is shown publicly rebuking Henry in a scene near the end of the film, when in fact Eleanor, whatever private reservations she may have had, is not known to have ever behaved in such a manner in public. During the same scene, she says she will go to her father to complain of Henry's treatment of her; however, her father had died decades before, when Eleanor was just 15 years old. It was her father's death that"
"The Young Lion The Young Lion is an historical novel by Blanche d'Alpuget. It is set in the 12th century and is the first in a future quartet about the Plantagenet dynasty which reigned in the Middle Ages. The book tells the story of Eleanor of Aquitaine and the restless and bold Henry Plantagenet who later became Henry II of England. The story begins with the return of Eleanor of Aquitaine from the Crusades with her monkish husband, Louis of France. Historically Eleanor was famous for her beauty and a contemporary poet described her as “gracious, lovely, the embodiment of"
"them and the struggle of their three sons Richard, Geoffrey, and John for their father's favour and the succession. In the 2003 television film ""The Lion in Winter"", Eleanor was played by Glenn Close alongside Patrick Stewart as Henry. She was portrayed by Mary Clare in the silent film ""Becket"" (1923), by Prudence Hyman in ""Richard the Lionheart"" (1962), and twice by Jane Lapotaire in the BBC TV drama series ""The Devil's Crown"" (1978) and again in Mike Walker's BBC Radio 4 series ""Plantagenet"" (2010). In the 2010 film ""Robin Hood"", starring Russell Crowe, Eleanor is played by Eileen Atkins."
"""fails almost all those [tests] that can be legitimately set"". Henry II appears as a fictionalised character in several modern plays and films. The king is a central character in James Goldman's play ""The Lion in Winter"" (1966), depicting an imaginary encounter between Henry's family and Philip Augustus over Christmas 1183 at Chinon. Philip's strong character contrasts with John, an ""effete weakling"". In the 1968 film, Henry is a sacrilegious, fiery and determined king. Henry also appears in Jean Anouilh's play ""Becket"", which was filmed in 1964. The Becket conflict is the basis for T. S. Eliot's play ""Murder in"
"Colony Theater Company in Burbank, California starred Mariette Hartley as Eleanore and Ian Buchanan as Henry. Brendan Ford played Richard, and Hartley's daughter Justine as Alais. ""The Lion in Winter"" is fictional and none of the dialogue and actions are historical; there was not a Christmas Court at Chinon in 1183. However, the events leading up to the story are generally accurate. There is no definitive evidence that Alais was Henry's mistress (although Richard later resisted marrying Alais on the basis of this claim). The real Henry had many mistresses (and several illegitimate children). Eleanor had persuaded their sons to"
"a territory such as Aquitaine governed by a child of thirteen. When King Louis VI died, and Eleanor's new husband became Louis VII of France, the Duchy of Aquitaine officially came under the rule of the French Crown, and for fifteen years, Louis VII had territory that rivaled that of the English Crown and the Counts of Toulouse. The marriage was later annulled on the grounds of consanguinity by a bishop on 21 March, 1152, and she kept her lands and title as Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right. On 18 May 1152, she married Henry FitzEmpress (later Henry"
"TV film which aired on NBC in 1993 based on a book by Andrew Morton. Poll earned an Emmy nomination for executive producing a remake of ""The Lion in Winter"", starring Glenn Close as Eleanor of Aquitaine, which aired on Showtime in 2003. Martin Poll died in New York City on April 14, 2012, at the age of 89. He was survived by his wife, Gladys Poll; three sons – Mark Poll, Tony Jaffe and Jon Poll, a film editor and film director; and three grandchildren. In 2003, Cohen, together with production partner Martin Poll was at the center of"
"Kate O'Toole (actress) Kate Eurwen O'Toole (born 26 February 1960 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire) is an English actress. She is the daughter of actors Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips. O'Toole attended North London Collegiate School and Yale School of Drama. O'Toole appeared in a 2006 West End production of Tennessee Williams' ""Summer and Smoke"" at the Apollo Theatre, London, and is cast in Channel 4's ""Forgiven"". She appeared in the first and third season of the Showtime series ""The Tudors"" as Lady Salisbury. She was nominated for Best Actress at the Irish Times Theatre awards for her role as Eleanor in"
"Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine (, ; 1122 or 1124 – 1 April 1204) was queen consort of France (1137–1152) and England (1154–1189) and duchess of Aquitaine in her own right (1137–1204). As a member of the Ramnulfids (House of Poitiers) rulers in southwestern France, she was one of the most powerful and wealthiest women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. She was patron of literary figures such as Wace, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Bernart de Ventadorn. She led armies several times in her life and was a leader of the Second Crusade. As duchess of Aquitaine,"
"Duke of Aquitaine and gave him considerable power. However, the couple disagreed over the burning of more than a thousand people in Vitry during the conflict against the Count of Champagne. King Louis VII was deeply horrified by the event and sought penitence by going to the Holy Land. He later involved the Kingdom of France in the Second Crusade but his relationship with Eleanor did not improve. The marriage was ultimately annulled by the pope under the pretext of consanguinity and Eleanor soon married the Duke of Normandy – Henry Fitzempress, who would become King of England as Henry"
"Richard the Lionheart: Rebellion Richard the Lionheart: Rebellion is a 2015 film, and a sequel of 2013 film, ""Richard the Lionheart"", starring Chandler Maness as Richard The Lionheart, Andrea Zirio as Henry the Young and Debbie Rochon as Eleanor of Aquitaine. In a Europe divided between the two great powers of England and France, the sons of the English king, Henry the Young, Richard the Lionheart, and Geoffrey, lead a rebellion against their own father supported in their fight by the old king of France, Louis and especially by their French mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. The eldest of the three,"
"films and stories depicting the Robin Hood legends. John was born to Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine on 24 December 1166. Henry had inherited significant territories along the Atlantic seaboard—Anjou, Normandy and England—and expanded his empire by conquering Brittany. Henry married the powerful Eleanor of Aquitaine, who reigned over the Duchy of Aquitaine and had a tenuous claim to Toulouse and Auvergne in southern France, in addition to being the former wife of Louis VII of France. The result was the Angevin Empire, named after Henry's paternal title as Count of Anjou and, more specifically, its seat"
"after the annulment of her marriage, Eleanor married Henry Plantagenet, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou, to whom she conveyed Aquitaine and produced five male heirs. When Henry became King of England in 1154, as Henry II, he ruled as king, duke or count over a large empire of kingdoms, duchies and counties that spanned from Scotland to the Pyrenees. Henry's efforts to preserve and expand on this patrimony for the Crown of England would mark the beginning of the long rivalry between France and England. Louis VII's reign saw the founding of the University of Paris and the"
"of Aquitaine, widow of King Henry II of England, to break the engagement of her son King Richard with Alys, a daughter of late King Louis VII of France. He hoped to deteriorate English-French relations and to isolate Richard, who had offended him by backing Count Tancred in Sicily. Eleanor acted cleverly; she reached Henry's assurance that he would not interfere in her son's conflict with King Philip II of France, and she would also prevent the marriage of Henry's younger brother Conrad with Berengaria of Castile to confine the Hohenstaufen claims to power. Henry entered into further negotiations with"
"as ""Danger Man"", ""The Saint"", ""The Baron"", ""The Prisoner"" in the 1967 episode entitled Schizoid Man as Alison, a mind reader, Gerry Anderson's ""UFO"", and ""The Avengers"" where, having appeared in the penultimate episode of the 1967 series, she was considered as the replacement for a departing Diana Rigg. The role went to Linda Thorson instead. Merrow starred in the British science fiction film ""Night of the Big Heat"" (1967) alongside Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, prior to her most prominent role as Alais, the mistress of Henry II (played by Peter O'Toole) in ""The Lion in Winter"" (1968), for"
"1958. In 1965 he was the male part of a duo-lead musical, ""I Do! I Do!"" with Mary Martin, for which he won his second Tony Award. He played the title role in the musical ""Ben Franklin in Paris"", and originated the role of Henry II in the stage production of ""The Lion in Winter"", which Peter O'Toole portrayed in the film version, receiving an Academy Award nomination. In 1974, he starred alongside Bernadette Peters in Jerry Herman's Broadway musical ""Mack & Mabel"" as Mack Sennett, the famous silent film director. That same year the film version of ""Mame,"" another"
"the year 1152 Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry II of England, thus the Duchy of Aquitaine joined the Crown of England. In 1261, after ten years of conflict, the last viscount of Soule, Auger III, surrendered the castle of Mauléon to Edward I of England, and as a result the territory of Soule was administered by the crown of England. At this time the current network of roads between the Souletin villages was constructed. The English Soule was under direct authority of the Duke of Aquitaine, who was also the King of England. Control over the territory was delegated to"
"Dublin he appeared in productions of ""Juno and the Paycock"" and ""Man and Superman"". Sam Spiegel, producer of ""Lawrence of Arabia"", reunited O'Toole with Sharif in ""The Night of the Generals"" (1967), which was a box office disappointment. O'Toole played in an adaptation of Noël Coward's ""Present Laughter"" for TV in 1968, and had a cameo in ""Casino Royale"" (1967). He played Henry II again in ""The Lion in Winter"" (1968) alongside Katharine Hepburn, and was nominated for an Oscar again – one of the few times an actor had been nominated playing the same character in different films. The"
"Cultural depictions of Henry II of England Henry II, ruled as King of England from 1154 to 1189 and at various times he also partially controlled Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Duchy of Brittany. He has been depicted in various cultural media. Henry II appears as a character in several modern plays and films. He is a central character in James Goldman's 1966 play ""The Lion in Winter"", set in 1183 and presenting an imaginary encounter between Henry's immediate family and Philip Augustus over Christmas at Chinon. The 1968 film adaptation communicates the modern popular view of Henry as a"
"ill-tempered enough to beat his wife, but was not known as a man of great wisdom. Robert was married to Matilda, daughter of Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, before 1066 and together they had: Through Emma's daughter Philippa, Countess of Toulouse Robert is the great-great-grandfather of Eleanor of Aquitaine and ancestor of all English rulers after Henry II After Matilda de Montgomery's death Robert secondly married Almodis. The couple had no children. On screen, Robert has been portrayed by Gordon Whiting in the two-part BBC TV play ""Conquest"" (1966), part of the series ""Theatre 625"", and by Richard"
"subject of films, theatre or television. Henry and Eleanor had five children: Henry had no illegitimate children. Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry assumed the throne when he was only nine in the middle of the First Barons' War. Cardinal Guala declared the war against the rebel barons to be a religious crusade and Henry's forces, led by William Marshal, defeated"
"Ida Norden in the silent film ""The Jewess of Toledo"". Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Eleanor of England (; c.1161 – 31 October 1214), was Queen of Castile and Toledo as wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Eleanor was born in the castle at Domfront, Normandy c.1161, as the second daughter of Henry II, King of England and his wife Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, and was baptised by Henry of Marcy. Her half-siblings were Countess Marie and Countess Alix, and her"
"Eleanor while she was imprisoned by her husband King Henry II in England and Wales. After Henry's death, Eleanor was freed, and Petronilla planned on returning to France. Yet, records of Petronilla after 1189 are scarce. It is believed that she came down with a fever on her voyage from England back to France and died in early 1190 before her arrival at port. Together Raoul and Petronilla had three children: Petronilla of Aquitaine Petronilla of Aquitaine ( 1125 – 1193) was the second daughter of William X of Aquitaine and Aenor of Châtellerault. She was the elder sister of"