Henry viii Quotes

I would put forward a modest proposition that we were very much better governed by Henry VIII than we are by King…

— David Starkey

An ugly woman, married to King Henry VIII, would have defied the axe and daunted her husband's infidelities.

— Honore de Balzac

King Henry VIII, who said to his lawyer, Forget the alimony, I've got a better idea. Never got a dinner!

— Red Buttons

“He embraced me before them all, and he cried: 'Let every man favor his own doctor. This Dr. Colet is the doctor…

— Jean Plaidy

I would have loved to have been Henry VIII; I would have been big and fat and no one would have cared.

— John Barnes

Henry VIII had so many wives because his dynastic sense was very strong whenever he saw a maid of honour.

— Will Cuppy

The reign of Henry VIII is the axis around which England turns.

— David Starkey

Anyone can play Henry VIII. I mean, even Robert Shaw... has played it.

— Richard Burton

You end up with this succession of periods when everything was marvellous - from King Arthur to the medieval times, Ivanhoe, chivalry,…

— Ian Hislop

The civil jury is the most effective form of sovereignty of the people. It defies the aggressions of time and man. During…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“Every time you go to see Hamlet you don't expect it to have a happy ending...you're still enthralled. (Interview BBC Radio 4…

— Hilary Mantel

We have far too many Tudors. Henry VIII is far too over-rated. He's become the ultimate brand name, like the Marks &…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

Villains are usually the worst casuists, and rush into crimes to avoid less. Henry VIII. committed murder to avoid the imputation of…

— Charles Caleb Colton

There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion…

— Natalie Dormer

“So now get up.' Felled, dazed, silent, he has fallen; knocked full length on the cobbles of the yard. His head turns…

— Hilary Mantel

“It’s not his friendship I miss,’ Elizabeth said bluntly. ‘It’s him. The very person of him. His presence. I want his shadow…

— Philippa Gregory

“While Henry VIII is widely credited with founding the Church of England, and thus establishing the Protestant faith in England, Henry was…

— Charles River Editors

Contrary to popular belief, Henry VIII did not divorce any of his wives. He had sought an annulment from Catherine of Aragon…

— Amanda Foreman

“In order not to make a liar out of Henry or Katherine, one or the other, the committee men think up circumstances…

— Hilary Mantel

“ I am pleased to enclose my mother's recipe for Maids-of-Honor. She made beautiful pastry, such a light touch, and this was…

— Caroline Scott

“Jane would be the next queen and her children, when she had them, would be the next princes or princesses. Or she…

— Philippa Gregory

“a leading humanist scholar and occupied many public offices, including that of Lord Chancellor from 1529 to 1532. More coined the word…

— Thomas More

“Henry VIII, for example, who was king of England from 1509 to 1547, ended his days surrounded by a great many young…

— John Connolly

I learned an invaluable lesson from a kid in Argentina when we were playing Buenos Aires in 2002. I came out of…

— Rick Wakeman

“This is what you get when you found a political system on the family values of Henry VIII. At a point in…

— Christopher Hitchens

We spent the first night of our honeymoon in a country hotel, with Tudor architecture oak beams, and floors which sloped, of…

— Jean Plaidy

Admit that the press transferred the pontificate of Rome to Henry VIII-Admit that the press demolished in some sort the feudal system,…

— John Adams

“I’m not trying to impress you,” he replied, glancing up at the front of the room. “Gads,” he said, blinking in surprise.…

— Julia Quinn

“Dželat mi prilazi i kaže: "Spustite glavu na panj i raširite ruke kad budete spremni, gospo." Poslušno spuštam ruke na panj i…

— Philippa Gregory

I love horses. I think I may have been one of Henry VIII’s knights in another life, riding through a great forest.

— Madonna Ciccone

“Ella yace en el suelo junto a mí...pero fuimos como dos mariposas nocturnas atraídas a la llama y quemadas.”

— Anne Boleyn

Most of the version of Tudor history we know is through the eyes of Henry VIII.

— Charlotte Hope

If you work as a curator, as I do, at Hampton Court, you sometimes wonder if there might be more to life…

— Lucy Worsley

“many of those still loyal to the Roman Catholic Church regarded her as Henry VIII’s only legitimate child since they considered his…

— Charles River Editors