![]() Almost immediately, the protagonists plot to attain their own selfish ends: Eleanor offers to yield Aquitaine if Richard is named heir Geoffrey, neglected by both parents, conspires with John and Philip to rob Richard of the throne and Henry confesses to Alais that he intends to get his way without giving her up. Henry chooses John as successor, but Eleanor, fully aware that Henry holds all three sons in low esteem, proclaims that the throne rightfully belongs to Richard. Also present are Henry's mistress, Princess Alais, who has been promised as wife to the new heir, and her 18-year-old brother, Philip, the king of France. Henry has called a Christmas Court at Chinon Castle to determine which of their three surviving sons-the impetuous Richard, the conniving Geoffrey, or the clumsy and insecure John-will be named successor to the crown. ![]() In 1183, King Henry II of England summons his estranged wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, whom he has imprisoned for 10 years in Salisbury Tower for her part in civil wars and plots against him. ![]()
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