“Perhaps the Queen's prayers, and those of Bernard, had been efficacious, or perhaps Louise had been more attentive in bed, for during… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
“In this martial world dominated by men, women had little place. The Church's teachings might underpin feudal morality, yet when it came… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
“Court life for a queen of France at that time was, however, stultifyingly routine. Eleanor found that she was expected to be… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
“Giraldus claimed that he had heard about Eleanor's adultery with Geoffrey from the saintly Bishop Hugh of Lincoln, who had learned of… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
“The King ruled in consultation with his chief nobles, who fromed the nucleus of what was in effect a military aristocracy, whose power was… — Alison Weir Copy Share
It gives me a huge buzz when people say they've enjoyed my books, because this grew out of a hobby, and it's an absolute… — Alison Weir Copy Share
“The formal education of women was rarely considered important. Girls of good birth were taught domestic skills at home or in a convent, and… — Alison Weir Copy Share
“I waste so much time sleeping. And time is of all losses the most irrecuperable, for it can never be redeemed.” — Alison Weir Copy Share
I cannot go with you all the way on your journey, but I would go as far as I might — Alison Weir Copy Share
“This obsession with death and suffering revealed itself in literature, poetry, art, and particularly in sculpture, with the appearance of cadaver tombs with an… — Alison Weir Copy Share
“But I wish you to know that, were I just Edward and you just Jane, I would prefer to marry you. We accord well… — Alison Weir Copy Share
If only they would all just leave me alone with my books and my letters, I would be content to let life, and the… — Alison Weir Copy Share
'Britain's Royal Families' became my first published book, in 1989, from The Bodley Head, and the rest of the story is - dare I… — Alison Weir Copy Share
“face that journey again in the winter.” Arthur did not answer, and when she turned to look at him, she saw that” — Alison Weir Copy Share
“Although, by todays standards, he set a vast amount of work, he believed as he told Mrs Ashley, that 'If you pour much drink… — Alison Weir Copy Share
“A husband or wife did not have the right either to demand sex from his or her spouse or to refuse it, and there… — Alison Weir Copy Share
