The Second Crusade (1147–1149) and how Eleanor of Aquitaine went from Queen of France to Queen of England in The House of Plantagenet (1137-1154).
Tropes:
- Anachronism Stew: Deliberate, as usual.
- Bernard of Clairvaux talking about the Templar Order as if it was a modern business venture and putting a © copyright symbol on the order's cross.
- Eleanor's minstrels play "Yellow Submarine" and "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" (with medieval instruments) when she moves to England. And then she tells them to "fuck off" (in English, whereas it should be in French since the Angevin kings spoke French back then).
- The Eeyore: Louis VII is quite a depressed and unfunny dude, for his religious upbringing frustrates him to no end, especially with sexual matters, and makes him despise parties.
- Externally Validated Prophecy: Bernard of Clairvaux makes one about The Armenian Genocide.Bernard: And then, Turks massacred the Armenians... Shouldn't become a habit.
- Have a Gay Old Time: Louis VII talks about how all that "gaiety" is amoral regarding his wedding festivities that Eleanor loved. It's the old meaning of "gay", naturally.
- Insistent Terminology: King Louis VII of France and Eleanor can't agree whether their wedding was a "party" (Eleanor) or a "ceremony" (Louis).
- Lady of War: Eleanor wears a chainmail hood, a Templar cape and carries a sword when talking about the Crusade she accompanies her husband to.
- Life of the Party: Eleanor loves parties, a habit she got in the Duchy of Aquitaine, unlike the boring Louis who was rigorously educated with religion and finds it all indecent.
- Manipulative Bitch: Eleanor almost openly admits manipulating Louis.
- Self-Harm: Louis VII regularly whips himself in penance, especially when he thinks about sex.
- Sex Is Evil, and I Am Horny: Louis VII has been educated by monks to not like parties and pleasures... and then he met Eleanor, "a [sex] bomb" in his own terms. After admitting he had such thoughts, he whips himself in penance.
- Shout-Out:
- The theme playing during the Episode Title Card is that of Kingdom of Heaven hummed by women.
- The first humorous title card under Eleanor refers to her as "Femme Actuelle". It's the name of a French Fashion Magazine for women.
- One of Eleanor's minstrels plays a leitmotif on two occasions. It's none other than "The Rains of Castamere".
