--- title: "3 Elizabeth Quotes By Jane Dunn" description: "3 Elizabeth quotes by Jane Dunn. Plus more from Jane Dunn and more Elizabeth sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/jane-dunn-51130_elizabeth_the-horror-of-her-incarceration-in-the-t_109068.jpg" --- > [“The horror of her incarceration in the Tower was a defining event Elizabeth could never forget. It made a passionate heart more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-dunn/the-horror-of-her-incarceration-in-the-tower-was-a-defining-event/) [Jane Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/jane-dunn-51130_elizabeth_the-horror-of-her-incarceration-in-the-t_109068.jpg) > [“Mary was surrounded in her childhood by powerful women: the French Queen Catherine de Medici; the King’s lover, advisor and friend, Diane…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-dunn/mary-was-surrounded-in-her-childhood-by-powerful-women-the-french/) [Jane Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/jane-dunn-51130_children_mary-was-surrounded-in-her-childhood-by_176860.jpg) > [“This was the first example of another interesting pattern in Elizabeth’s life. Lacking parents, lacking close family, unmarried as she would remain,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-dunn/this-was-the-first-example-of-another-interesting-pattern-in/) [Jane Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e4/jane-dunn-51130_close-family_this-was-the-first-example-of-another-in_1808307.jpg) ## Other authors on Elizabeth ## More by Jane Dunn > [“The horror of her incarceration in the Tower was a defining event Elizabeth could never forget. It made a passionate heart more circumspect, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-dunn/the-horror-of-her-incarceration-in-the-tower-was-a-defining-event/) [Jane Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-dunn/) > [“Sadly, Mary, from this point on, was not only bound to fail to impress anyone as to her ability as a monarch, she failed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-dunn/sadly-mary-from-this-point-on-was-not-only-bound-to-fail-to-impress/) [Jane Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-dunn/) > [“Mary was surrounded in her childhood by powerful women: the French Queen Catherine de Medici; the King’s lover, advisor and friend, Diane de Poitiers;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-dunn/mary-was-surrounded-in-her-childhood-by-powerful-women-the-french/) [Jane Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-dunn/) > [“In living so closely with these queens, inevitably my ideas and prejudices have changed. I became more aware of the profound loneliness of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-dunn/in-living-so-closely-with-these-queens-inevitably-my-ideas-and/) [Jane Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-dunn/) > [“Mary, throughout her life, sought her friendships with women. She was attracted to sisterly relationships where she, a queen since birth, was naturally deferred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-dunn/mary-throughout-her-life-sought-her-friendships-with-women-she-was/) [Jane Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-dunn/) > [“This was the first example of another interesting pattern in Elizabeth’s life. Lacking parents, lacking close family, unmarried as she would remain, and childless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-dunn/this-was-the-first-example-of-another-interesting-pattern-in/) [Jane Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-dunn/) > [“Catherine’s motto could well have been that genius is a long patience. With the successive reigns of her sons came her chance to show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-dunn/catherine-s-motto-could-well-have-been-that-genius-is-a-long-patience/) [Jane Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-dunn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elizabeth/jane-dunn/#itemlist", "name": "3 Elizabeth Quotes By Jane Dunn", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The horror of her incarceration in the Tower was a defining event Elizabeth could never forget. 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