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> [I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-quinn/i-get-the-impression-the-english-kings-were-witty-for-some-reason-i/)

[Colin Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-quinn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b21/colin-quinn-11466_feels_i-get-the-impression-the-english-kings-w_334116.jpg)

> [“He was hounded by the shade of his brother, demanding terribly the price of blood... William of Malmesbury, the History of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-bracewell/he-was-hounded-by-the-shade-of-his-brother-demanding-terribly-the/)

[Patricia Bracewell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-bracewell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/patricia-bracewell-86417_epigraph_he-was-hounded-by-the-shade-of-his-broth_968594.jpg)

> [“English kings married their cousins and so their kids were as sharp as clubs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-prasad/english-kings-married-their-cousins-and-so-their-kids-were-as-sharp/)

[Peter Prasad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-prasad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/peter-prasad-54210_history_english-kings-married-their-cousins-and_1244129.jpg)

> [In the Middle Ages, I think the French kings murdered slightly fewer of their family members than the English kings, though I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-maitland/in-the-middle-ages-i-think-the-french-kings-murdered-slightly-fewer/)

[Karen Maitland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-maitland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/karen-maitland-20432_actually_in-the-middle-ages-i-think-the-french-ki_2628627.jpg)

> [This sleep is sound indeed; this is a sleep That from this golden rigol hath divorc'd So many English kings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/this-sleep-is-sound-indeed-this-is-a-sleep-that-from-this-golden/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/william-shakespeare-4_golden_this-sleep-is-sound-indeed-this-is-a-sle_2877930.jpg)

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