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In 1173, their oldest son had had enough of his father's empty promises. Under cover of night, he rode away from Chinon to defect to Henry's great enemy and Eleanor's ex-husband, the King of France. Eleanor's husband was devastated at their son's betrayal, but Henry was about to get a much bigger shock. When he sent for his wife and his younger sons, he discovered that Eleanor and the boys had also left for Paris. It was clear that Eleanor too was in open revolt against her husband and King. Why did Eleanor turn on her husband? The story that's often told is that she was violently angry about Henry's affair with a beautiful young woman named Rosamund Clifford, known as "Fair Rosamund" the "Rose of the World". |
