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bordeaux historyBordeaux history is steeped in corruption, controversy, and clairet-flowing decadence. In the 12th century, Eleanor of Aquitane annulled her marriage to the passionless French King Louis VII. Soon after, she uprooted his reign by marrying his richest rival (and soon-to-be crowned British king) Henry Plantagenet. The controversial marriage merged Eleanor's French landholdings in the southwest with Henry's in the northwest, forging a property alliance that both catered to the British wine-quaffing market and controlled half of the French kingdom. Britain and France battled for control over the rich wine region for the next 300 years. With numerous ports and waterways to transport the wine, Bordeaux and it's fertile vineyards gained wealth and a spirit of independence that was unrivaled and still holds true today.
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