Fan Casting Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in Robin Hood and the House of Plantagenet (TV-Series)

The undisputed architect of the Plantagenet empire and the ultimate puppetmaster. At seventy, Eleanor is a weary but lethal strategist who understands that power is a currency of blood and information. Having already survived a lifetime of civil wars and imprisonment, she views her sons not just as children, but as tactical assets to be deployed across the map of Europe. Her primary conflict is a desperate, hidden agenda: she has manipulated King Richard into the Crusade specifically to install the more malleable Prince John on the throne, believing he can be controlled in a way the "Lionheart" never could. Publicly, she maintains the facade of the loyal, grieving mother orchestrating Richard’s release, while privately sabotaging his return to protect John’s regency. She is a woman trapped by the monsters she created, navigating a high-stakes game against Alys of France to ensure the survival of her dynasty—even if it costs her the souls of her sons.