Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. She was married to one of the best kings of the Middle Ages, Henry II. Growing up, she received a good education and grew up in one of the most cultured courts in Europe. He gained a large inheritance when his only brother and father died. As the eldest of her siblings, at fifteen, Eleanor had become the most sought-after heir in Europe. To help understand how powerful Eleanor was, it is necessary to define the characteristics of a powerful entity. Some say that fear and money can make a person powerful, which is true in some cases, such as in the case of Hitler during the Holocaust. It made people fear the Nazi Party, which accelerated them to power. Throughout the Dark Ages, there are countless examples of how people gained power through money. The Church has used the ideas of Heaven and Hell to convince people to “buy” their way into Heaven or out of Hell. However, there is much more than money and fear that made Eleanor of Aquitaine so powerful. For one person to be able to persuade and persuade the majority of the proletariat's popularity, that person will have a great deal of power. Having the ability to make hundreds, thousands, millions of people believe that a single person/entity has power of any kind is power in itself. To persuade a large group you need to believe in yourself, know people and have empathy. A person needs to believe that they are powerful; otherwise, if they could not convince themselves of their own power, it would be impossible to convince others. To have power over such a large group of the population, it is important to understand and know that group; know its weaknesses and strengths. Another important role of power is having connections. One person must… middle of paper… the uprising failed. Eleanor was then captured in France and brought back to England. Henry died and Richard took his place as king of England. One of the first things he did as king was to remove his mother from exile. However, even during her exile, Eleonora continued to be active in politics. Richard then decided to participate in the Crusades and left his mother in charge of the government of England. During his journey in the Crusades, Richard was captured and held for ransom. Eleonora raised the money for her ransom through taxation. Richard's death raised a question: who should be the next king, John or Eleanor's grandson, Arthur of Brittany. This was another chance for Eleanor to demonstrate how powerful she was. He wanted his son John to become king and so he defeated Arthur. Shortly afterwards, Eleanor decided to retire to the Abbey of Fontevrault and died at the age of eighty-two.