b'Eleanor of Aquitaines Bed Chamber depicts my vision of what that chamber may have looked like in 1173. No actual images or written descriptions of the room exist today. During the Covid pandemic of 2020, I began reading the series of novels by Sharon Kay Penman on the Plantagenet Kings of England. While reading them, I was intrigued by Eleanor of Aquitaine (11221204) one of the historical characters Penman wrote about in the series. I dont know where my attraction to smart, strong and attractive women comes from, but Eleanor of Aquitaine was certainly one, and what an interesting life she lived. During her long life, Eleanor of Aquitaine was described by her peers as being strong willed, intelligent, cunning, sexy, fiercely independent and as being Beautiful. Quite a lady. She took part in the Second and Third Crusades, was married to King Louis VII of France and to King Henry II of England. She was the mother of young Henry, Hal, King of England, Richard Lion Heart, King of England, and Englands King John. Additionally her daughter was the Queen of Sicily, and Eleanor herself served as Regent of England while her son Richard was held prisoner after the Third Crusade. As fascinating as all this is, my inspiration for creating this roombox was the incredible family drama of this dysfunctional English family and its life lessons related to passing family responsibilities, wealth and position on to the next generation. (Not much seems to have changed during the past 800 years or so.) Let me explain. During the Middle Ages when feudalism was the social order of the day, things were unbelievably chaotic. English Lords and Monarchs constantly fought each other for territory, power and position. Insuring the future viability, power, wealth and even the lives of ones children and spouse were often daunting challenges. Henry IIs solution to this challenge was to appoint his children to various positions of power while he was still alive, enabling him to watch over them, thus insuring their success and long range viability. Young Hal was given England, Richard Aquitaine, Geoffrey Brittany, and John Ireland.130'