Arthur managed to speak to his grandmother [Queen Eleanor of England], demanding that she evacuate the castle with all her possessions and then go peaceably wherever she wished, for he wanted to show nothing but honour to her person. The Queen replied that she would not leave it, but if he behaved as a courtly gentlemen, he would quit this place, for he would find plenty of castles to attack other than the one she was in. Alison Weir
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Arthur was a valiant and good soldier who always tried to do the right thing. While other soldiers were pillaging and destroying, Arthur was trying to make peace. He considered his grandmother a valuable member of his family and he wanted to protect her from harm. After his grandmother refused to leave the castle, Arthur decided to take action.

He went back to the Queen and said he would leave if she left with him. In return, the Queen promised that she would not leave her castle even if Arthur attacked it. She wanted him to know that there was no need for violence against her family.

Source: Eleanor Of Aquitaine: A Life

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