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"neck verses": memorized Bible verses; if you know them, you were part of the clergy
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"rules of Courtly Love": The rules of a game of medieval tiems to establish manners, made by Eleanor's daughter Marie
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abbey: a monastery under supervision of an abbot
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abbot: superior or head of monastery
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Abbot Suger: the abbot of St. Denis, the gothic church; good friends w/ Eleanor
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Amazons: tall, powerful, aggressive women
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Archbishop of Canterbury: second in rank to the Pope, in Canterbury
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baron: member of the lowest grade of nobility (in England)
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betrothed: engaged to be married
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bishop: second in line to the pope
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brazen: loud and disrespectful
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caravan: group of travelling merchants
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centaur: a legendary half-human half-horse creature
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chain mail: steel ring coat worn under a knights' armor (like present day Under Armour)
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chancellor: secretary of a king
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charter: a document outlining the conditions of a corporal body
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consecration: to set apart as sacred
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Constance: Louis's wife after Eleanor; had Marguerite
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coronation: act/ceremony of crowning
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Crusade: Christian military expedition
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Day of Epiphany: Christian holdiay that celebrates visit of Maji to Jesus
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despicable: deserving to be despised
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dowry: money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage
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Duke of Normandy: member of the highest rank-Henry II
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Eleanor: the main character, a queen, a mother, accomplished much....(tells Part IV)
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excommunication: banned from/deprived from a church membership
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flutist: flute player
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Geoffrey: King Henry's father, got the nick-name "plantagenet"
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gothic: style of architecture originating in France
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Henry: Eleanor's second husband
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homage: public displays of respect
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house arrest: punishment where you can't leave your house
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humility: quality of being humble
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John Lackland: the horrible son of Eleanor, rude, no one likes him
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jousting: tournaments where people fight and try to knock eachother of their horses
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kaleidoscope: constantly changing set of colors
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knight-at-arms: knight who protects royal family
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knights: medieval servant who provided military protection to his lord or lady
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lord: man of high rank in a feudal society who had work from vassals and knights in exchange for protection
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Louis: Eleanor's ex-husband; very different from her
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Louis the Fat: King Louis's fat father; he died
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Magna Carta: the "great charter" of English liberties
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Marguerite: King Louis and Constance's daughter; engaged to marry Young Henry
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Matilda Empress: Henry's mother; Eleanor's mother-in-law, tells Part II
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Messrs.: short for Miss or Mr.
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miniver: white fur
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monk: man who lives in a religious community and spreads his religion; devotes all his time to religion
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pagan: one who is not a Christian
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parley: a discussion or conference, usually between enemies over terms of a truce
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piety: reverence and respect for family and God
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pilgrim: a person who journeys for religious devotion
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pious: devout, reverently observant of religion
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Plantagenet: Henry's family, got the name from Geoffrey always wearing the plant in his hat
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pomp: splendid display
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realm: royal domain or kingdom
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relic: surviving memorial of something in the past
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Richard the Lion Heart: the handsome, bossy son of Eleanor "died with a lion heart"
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Rosamond: King Henry's girlfriend (GASP!!!)
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saucy: sassy and disrespectful
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scarlet: a deep, red color
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siege: act of surrounding
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sovereignty: independent power
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Stonehenge: A landmark that no one knows where it came from
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tambourine: small drum w/a drumhead and jingles on the sides
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tapestry: heavily designed woven rug thats hung on a wall
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Thomas Beckett: King Henry's chancellor who turned against him when he became Archbishop
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troubadour: travelling minstrel/singer/lyric poet
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Truce of God: (IMPORTANT TO KNOW FOR EXAM!!!) a rule where a man cannot attack another man's land during a Crusade
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vassal: person who held land from a feudal lord and recieved protection for alleigance
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viol: bowed musical instrument like the violin
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whim: odd desire
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William the Marshal: The trusty knight of Eleanor, tells Part III
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Young Henry: Eleanor and King Henry's son, the best son who became king, married Marguerite