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

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

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 ransom, and ruled her own lands longer than any other woman except Queen Elizabeth II. This podcast is adapted from the book, Lions' Forge, written by Karen Markle Knab; look for it soon!

Publisher

Karen Markle Knab, Narrated by Beckett Isaiah Arnold

Category

arts · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 May 2023

Latest episode

21 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Apr 2025

   Season 3, Epsiode 17: Lackland

   The tumultuous reign of John Lackland, the only English king to be named John, who inherits----and loses---- an empire.

2. 

   7 Apr 2025

   Season 3, Episode 16: The Greatest Lion

   Richard Lionheart, survivor of endless battlefields, comes at last to Chalus-Chabrol as the 12th century sees its last spring.

3. 

   24 Mar 2025

   Season 3, Episode 15: The Fair Castle on the Rock

   Lionheart, once again in command, dominates the last years of the 12th century, from Normandy to Flanders, from Brittany to the empire of the Germans.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

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Quality

31

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77