“ Tudor historians were fond of reminding their readers of the horrors of the Wars of the Roses, recounting how the realm had been plunged into the vicious civil war over a disputed crown that lasted mo… Alison Weir
“ The Burgundian chronicler Philippe de Commines thought the English a choleric, earthy, and volatile people, who nevertheless made good, brave soldiers. In fact he regarded their warlike inclinations a… Alison Weir
“ Swearing, drunkenness, haunting bad houses, fighting, and drawing graffiti—hugh penises were a favourite—on the palace walls were all punishable by warnings, Alison Weir
“ Islamic lands did not emigrate willingly to Israel. In order to force them to leave, Giladi writes, Jews killed Jews. He goes on to say that in an effort to buy time to confiscate ever more Arab lands… Alison Weir
“ He was not afraid, in fact he was content to go: So much that had been pleasurable in his life was now beyond his capacity, and that he could not bear. Alison Weir
“ At six o'clok the young King's terrible sufferings finally ended. After his eyes had closed for the last time, the tempeste raged on. Later, superstitious folk claimed that Henry himself had sent it,… Alison Weir
“ Face that journey again in the winter. Arthur did not answer, and when she turned to look at him, she saw that Alison Weir
“ But he frequently drank too much, and when he was inebriated would indiscriminately let out his secret thoughts and quarrel with bystanders for feeble causes.47 Alison Weir
“ Kat embraced her, concealing her dismay as best she could. For these few months, fraught as they were, Elizabeth had been entirely hers again. Alison Weir
“ As their forces broke, the Yorkist cavalrymen raced to the horse park behind their own lines and mounted their steeds to give chase. As they thundered past, the King and Warwick, flushed with victory,… Alison Weir
“ Zionists exploited, exaggerated, invented, or even perpetrated anti-Semitic incidents both to procure support and to drive Jews to immigrate to the Zionist-designated homeland. A few examples are disc… Alison Weir
“ Men, however, were encouraged to sow their wild oats, but a woman who did so became a social outcast and ruined her chances of making a good marriage. Alison Weir
“ Late in the 16th centurt, William Cecil's son, Thomas reortedthat Philip had said that 'whatever he suffered from Queen Elizabeth was the judgement of God because, being married to Queen Elizabeth, wh… Alison Weir
“ I waste so much time sleeping. And time is of all losses the most irrecuperable, for it can never be redeemed. Alison Weir
“ Was I right?" she asked him. "Was I right to make a stand against what I believed to be wrong? Even though many ills have come from it? I have been asking myself this a lot lately. I must be quiet in… Alison Weir
“ William had now to consolidate his victory and establish himself as king, but first he sent his messenger across the sea to Normandy to tell Matilda that she was now, by the grace of God, queen of Eng… Alison Weir
“ One French ambassador, having witnessed the royal temper, confided, ‘When I see her enraged against any person whatever, I wish myself in Calcutta, fearing her anger like death Alison Weir
