The pamphlets going back to London telling of the violent derring-dos of the Bahamian pirates were the ones that brought infamy to… — Ray Stevenson Copy Share Image
France's Charles VI was subject to fits of insanity and unable to rule. — Princess Michael of Kent Copy Share Image
“The dusty facts are that; Ferdinand II, the Regent of Castile, was 63 years old when he died on January 23, 1516;… — Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba Copy Share Image
Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and Alexander the Great so valued learning, that… — Thomas Babington Macaulay Copy Share Image
“A lot of excellent illustrators are working at the moment--especially in fantasy and children's books. It is exciting also to see graphic… — Alan Lee Copy Share Image
“The inner history of the Magian religion ends with Justinian’s time, as truly as that of the Faustian ends with Charles V… — Oswald Spengler Copy Share Image
Charles VIII says of Alexander...All Italians are dirty dogs, and the Holy Father is the worst of them. — Borgia Copy Share Image
“Now that she's going to drive out the English and crown Charles VII, who's going to look after the cows?” — Judy Budnitz Copy Share Image
Charles V used to say that "the more languages a man knew, he was so many more times a man." Each new… — Roger Ascham Copy Share Image
In 1494, King Charles VIII of France invaded Italy. Within months, his army collapsed and fled. It was routed not by the… — Carl Zimmer Copy Share Image
“myself seemed actually to have become the subject of my book: a church, a quartet, the rivalry between François I and Charles… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
“Pierre asked his confessor: “Is it a sin to marry someone you don’t love?” Father Moineau was a square-faced, heavyset priest in… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
That conceit, elegantly expressed by the Emperor Charles V., in his instructions to the King, his son, "that fortune hath somewhat the… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
If that for which the Spanish Empire has stood since the days of Charles V is right, then everything for which the… — Henry Cabot Lodge Copy Share Image
“The bags full of Turkish noses sent by the Uskoks from Senj to Charles V in 1532 may have been one of… — Simon Winder Copy Share Image
“NO PEACE TREATY WAS REACHED at Bruges because the English were determined to retain their former possessions in France under their own… — Barbara W. Tuchman Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately for Henry, Pope Clement VII was at the time imprisoned and under the direct control of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V,… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“By idolizing those whom we honor, we do a disservice both to them and to ourselves. . . . We fail to… — James W. Loewen Copy Share Image
