“Hitler had described the Queen Mother as ‘the most dangerous woman in Europe’, because of her effect on the national mood; her daughter was not too far behind.” — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“Albert liked to play the stoic, and he embraced the opportunity to do over the negotiations about the marriage. He insisted that Uncle Leopold know what a great sacrifice he was making for the Saxe-Coburg family and Germany. As he gloomily lectured his uncle, 'troubles are inseparable from all human positions and…therefore if one must be subject to plagues and… — Kate Williams Copy Share
“There is one thing alone to do in this world and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power,”… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“I am glad we’ve been bombed,’ said the Queen famously. ‘It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face.” — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“It is calculated that George III had an astonishing fifty-six grandchildren. He did not have one legitimate heir. The vision of Charlotte had sustained… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“There were strange noises in the room, great bellowing sobs that did not sound like anything human. They bounced off the wals, echoing in… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“It was a matter of making the best job you can . . . and accepting your fate.” — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great Imperial family to which we all belong, but I shall not have the strength to carry out this resolution alone unless you join in it with me, as I now invite you to… — Kate Williams Copy Share
“In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas,… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“And yet, as Verena watched her turn back to the dusting, she had the curious sensation that positions had been reversed in the oddest… — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
“I am not like other men, and the ordinary laws of morality and rules of propriety do not apply to me,” Napoleon vaunted.” — Kate Williams Copy Share Image
