Berengaria, once a thorn in the French court from Navarre, had been absent for a robust 26 years. Her sudden craving for her own haven was no secret - evading the cunning Eleanor of Aquitaine and the intimidating King John Lackland. Yet, as a woman, she couldn't lay claim to lands or titles. But she remained patient, like a cunning cat. By the year 1229, Berengaria had the power to establish the mystifying royal abbey of l’Epau, just a stone's throw from her 60th birthday. She was well aware that the abbey's tale would echo the court machinations she had left behind.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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