Lions' Forge: The Epic True Story of 5 Kings and the Lion Queen

by Karen Markle Knab, Narrated by Beckett Isaiah Arnold

This is the true story about the almost unbelievable life of the woman we know as Eleanor of Aquitaine. In her 80 years, she inherited one of the greatest fortunes of Western Europe, married two kings who would fight each other throughout their lives for her wealth, gave birth to two other monarchs, went on Crusade, led a war, spent fifteen years in prison, crossed the alps on horseback in her seventies, raised a king's rans ... 

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  • Season 1

  • Episode 1: The Scoundrel

    Episode 1: The Scoundrel

    S01 E01
    May 15, 2023
    25:12

    Let me introduce you to William the Ninth, Grandfather of our heroine, yet unborn. He is the leader of the Aquitaine, a group of territories in what is now France. In this episode, we will meet the key players in a story leading to her life of adventure and conquest. ctqrBitAV3V58FHQOKSk

  • Episode 2: The Scoundrel's Son

    Episode 2: The Scoundrel's Son

    S01 E02
    May 29, 2023
    23:40

    Here we will meet our Heroine's parents, and learn of the circumstances surrounding her family's tumultuous history.

  • Episode 3: The Capets win the Lottery

    Episode 3: The Capets win the Lottery

    S01 E03
    Jun 12, 2023
    24:46

    Today we learn of our Heroine's fate as her life is suddenly turned upside down.

  • Episode 4: A Cup of Rock Crystal

    Episode 4: A Cup of Rock Crystal

    S01 E04
    Jun 26, 2023
    25:06

    Two deaths and one marriage lead to new leadership in the Aquitaine. How our Eleanor becomes Queen.

  • Episode 5: Oh Paris!!

    Episode 5: Oh Paris!!

    S01 E05
    Jul 10, 2023
    26:34

    Alienor of Aquitaine and Louis Capet of France had just married and, mere weeks later, inherited the French throne. He was seventeen, she a mere thirteen. They had unparalleled wealth thanks to HER fortune and they had considerable respect thanks to HIS father. And they had the great advantage of the aid and counsel of Abbot Sugar, one of the truly extraordinary people of his day.In this episode, we learn more about this important figure of the day, the famed Abbot that was counsel to not only Alienor and Louis Capet, but to her Father, as well. How he changed our view of God and Church Architecture is still felt today.