“Nature was more merciful than men, providing for those who suffered great pain such blessedness as fainting; but men were cruel and brought their victims out of faints that the pain might start again. (On being tortured/The Tower.)” — Jean Plaidy Copy Share Image
“She took his hand and kissed it fervently. "I can never thank you enough for all you have given me. You snatched me from… — Jean Plaidy Copy Share Image
“Her fault had been in trying to keep it as tight as a mistress might. All a wife needed was a little more subtlety,… — Jean Plaidy Copy Share Image
I consider myself extremely lucky to have been born and raised in London, and to have had on my doorstep this most fascinating of… — Jean Plaidy Copy Share Image
When I was 14 and living in London, I'd go around Hampton Court Palace with its marvelous atmosphere, through the gateway where Ann Boleyn… — Jean Plaidy Copy Share Image
People always grumbled. If things went well they wanted them to go better. Give them comfort and they wanted luxuries. — Jean Plaidy Copy Share Image
“People often vented their rage on those who were the victims of their neglect because they were in truth blaming themselves.” — Jean Plaidy Copy Share Image
“Of course he won my heart. Many children did. I often thought that I should have liked children of my own if it were… — Jean Plaidy Copy Share Image
Gentlemen, if my love for you equaled my ignorance of everything concerning you, it would indeed be unbounded. — Jean Plaidy Copy Share Image
