“This building fool could only be Bess of Hardwicke, a woman whose name is seldom seen in print without the word “redoubtable”… — JoAnn Spears Copy Share Image
I always felt that the boiled potato, not the tudor rose, should be the national emblem. — Ilka Chase Copy Share Image
“Even their contemporaries felt that the relationship of Elizabeth and Robert transcended the details on practicality. There had to be some explanation… — Sarah Gristwood Copy Share Image
If grownups want to dress in Tudor costume, douse babies in water, intone over the dead and do strange things with wine… — Simon Jenkins Copy Share Image