But no, I don't think I'm particularly drawn to the period…

I was born in England and went to school there. That's when I discovered my undying passion for history - not just for the…

— Virginia Henley

Medieval England was a great military power with a sophisticated machinery of government, but her naval administration, at best improvised and for long periods…

— Nicholas Rodger

In reality, for me every role is completely different.

— Hugh Dancy

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

— Kesha

The bible teaches that woman brought sin and death into the world, that she precipitated the fall of the race, that she was arraigned…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see it. But…

— Shirley Henderson

The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance”: “The differences between expert performers and normal adults are not immutable, that is,…

— K. Anders Ericsson

There aren't a lot of movies being made about women, period. Most of the time, the roles that are available are the sidekick, the…

— Zoe Kazan

Historically, art has always had a market. When one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects…

— Arne Glimcher

The idea that war should be conducted within a moral framework may seem like a quaint medieval practice, but as speech separates humans from…

— Anonymous

I've gradually fooled myself into becoming a real painter... I really just like to sit in my air-conditioned Rome painting studio surrounded by Medieval…

— Mark Kostabi

I was raised in a Catholic household and went to a Catholic school, and my childhood brain perceived medieval Catholicism as an action movie:…

— Grimes

The Roman Catholic Church is an institution for whose gains the phrase "ill-gotten" might have been specially invented. And of all its money-making rip-offs,…

— Richard Dawkins

“Whatever befalls us, we will endure it together. I clutch my longbow and dagger close to my side. My last thoughts linger on my…

— Mark Noce

Satire must always accompany any free society. It is an absolute necessity. Even in the most repressive medieval kingdoms, they understood the need for…

— Joe Randazzo