Thursday, April 1, 2010
This Day in History...
April 1, 1204 - Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Henry II, died at Fontevrault Abbey in France. She was 82. No other queen consort would to reach this advanced age for over 700 years. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, wife of George VI, passed away on March 30, 2002 at 101.
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