Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Poitiers: Construction began in 1166 on the initiative of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II Plantagenêt, then Queen and King of England and Dukes of Normandy and Aquitaine. They were important patrons of art and culture at the time and donated, among other things, the famous stained glass window with the crucifixion scene in the apse / © Photo: Georg Berg

Eleonore in Poitiers

She was the femme fatale of the Middle Ages and Poitiers was her center of power. About the cinematic life of Eleanor of Aquitaine

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