Henry II, Eleanor of Acquitaine, and the accuracy of "The Lion in Winter"

by justfiddling

The Lion in Winter is one of my favorite movies (and plays). I know the author, James Goldman, did extensive historical research on Henry and Eleanor of Acquitaine, and their sons, but was wondering: how accurate do historians perceive the movie to be?

This has been asked before a couple years ago, but only got a couple short answers so I hope it's ok to ask once more.

MaesterMagoo

It's only one of the plot points but while you wait for a more complete answer you may be interested in this thread posted earlier today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6bx7v0/what_are_the_sources_from_which_weve_learned_of/