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In the 11 th century, when our story begins, the English actually liked and imported vast quantities of somewhat acidic wines from La Rochelle (now the Charentes region north of Bordeaux), a sunny and frost-free area, whose wine exports were aggressively promoted by its ruler, the Duke of Aquitaine.
Schama traces the history of women alienated by the crown: Anne Boleyn, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Princess Caroline of Brunswick (who?)
6. "French oil company Elf Aquitaine made a $51 billion counterbid this week to acquire competitor TotalFina, which had previously announced a hostile takeover attempt on Elf.
For the next 400 years, English and French monarchs fought over the sovereignty of various parts of France — among them Aquitaine, Touraine, Normandy, and Flanders.
The duke died, and in 1152 his daughter, Eleanor of Aquitaine, married Henry Plantagenet, Duke of Normandy.