A bit of discussion on how troubadours operated as public opinion makers with their creation and publication of songs, and possibly as spies. It discusses the history of the Royal family, troubadours, the court of love and grace that affected Richard, and the crusades.
The author acknowledges that this story was probably not true. This books talks about the troubadour that allegedly helped find where King Richard the Lionhearted was hidden away in a castle after being captured returning from the crusades. This letter was written to the pope asking him to enforce his edict protecting returning crusaders from harassment after her son (Richard the Lionhearted) was imprisoned while returning from the crusades to England. How to start a letter like a boss: "Eleanor, by the wrath of God, Queen of England, Duchess of Normandy and Count of Anjou".
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