We might, either of us, be Queen of England and yet we'll always be nothing to our family. — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
Yes, but either way, shamed or not, I shall be Queen of England, and this is the last time you will sit… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“I am a queen" she observes. "It is natural that men are going to gather round me, hoping for a smile.” — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“I have seen statues that would look stodgy beside her, I have seen painted Madonnas whose features would be coarse beside her… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“For most of my life i have been adored by fools and hated by people of good sense, and they all make… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
Yes, Your Grace," I correct her. "I am My Lady, the King's Mother, now, and you shall curtsey to me, as low… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“She has followed me into every single room in this palace, and then she followed Anne Neville when she was her lady-in-waiting,… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“There was no question now who sat at the right hand of the King. It was the Queen, who walked through the… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“I am going to be Queen of England,' I protest. 'You make it sound like a battle to the death.' 'It is… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“I would carry myself with much more dignity than her. I wouldn't whisper with the king and demean myself as she did.… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“Because I write women’s history I rarely have the luxury of a full and fair biography to study. Until about 1960 there… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“Mother, before God," I say, my voice shaking with tears, "I swear that I have to believe that there is more for me in… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
“Say yes,’ he whispers. ‘Marry me.’ I hesitate. I open my eyes. ‘You will get my fortune,’ I remark. ‘When I marry you, everything… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
“But I warn you that a woman who seeks great power and wealth has to pay a great price, Perhaps you will be a… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
“I raised my hand to wave in case he looked back; but he did not. He rode straight backed, looking forward. He rode like… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
“When you are still and thoughtful you are as lovely as the statues they are carving in Italy.” — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
Edward lives as if there is no tomorrow, Richard as if he wants no tomorrow, and George as though someone should give it to… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
“We fell asleep wrapped in each other as if we could not bear to part, even in sleep we could not bear to let… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
“One little boy, and he a bastard,' Anne said thoughtfully. 'One little girl of six, one elderly Queen and a King in the prime… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
“We have been married little more than a year and already there is a terrible silence around some subjects. We never speak of the… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
“It doesn’t matter if you call it magic or determination. It doesn’t matter if you make a spell or a plot. You have to… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
“I have overturned the order. Nothing will ever be the same for any woman in this country again.” — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
“I will make my own future, not predict it. I don’t need a charm to tell me what I hope will happen. I throw… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share
