'The Marriage of Souls', like 'The Rationalist', is an exploration of humanist philosophy wrapped between the delicate leaves of an eighteenth-century tale.… — Amanda Foreman Exploration Copy Share Image
Political correctness may make for smooth edges, but it does little for the imagination and nothing for the arts. Writers work best… — Amanda Foreman Art Copy Share Image
I go into the local chemist, and I can hear people saying, 'Oh my Gaaahd - it's Lisa Kudrow!' And there's a… — Amanda Foreman Actress Copy Share Image
“His (Grant's) face has three expressions: deep thought, extreme determination, and great simplicity and calmness.” — Amanda Foreman Countenance Copy Share Image
I think that once you become a parent, you cease to think of yourself as a hero or heroine. — Amanda Foreman Hero Copy Share Image
All nations struggle in the aftermath of civil war. More than 100 years after the English Civil War, for instance, any prelate… — Amanda Foreman Civil war Copy Share Image
Despite the ever-increasing financial pressures experienced by writers and the ever-decreasing space afforded by the media to books, writers are still willing… — Amanda Foreman Aim Copy Share Image
For America, 1812 became the war in which it had finally gained its independence. For Britain, 1812 became the skirmish it had… — Amanda Foreman America Copy Share Image
In 1874, Mary Fraser accompanied her husband Hugh to Hong Kong, arriving hours after a typhoon had wrecked the island. Some 10,000… — Amanda Foreman Boat Copy Share Image
As her life became more unhappy, acting attracted Marie-Antoinette because it fulfilled unmet emotional needs. By all accounts, she was quite good… — Amanda Foreman Acting Copy Share Image
When I read the news that Wonder Woman was going to be resurrected for a blockbuster movie in 2016, 'Batman vs. Superman',… — Amanda Foreman Eye Copy Share Image
The American war of 1861-65 is recent enough to be embedded still in cultural memory. — Amanda Foreman American Copy Share Image
“(One bag contained the Confederate flag and a pouch filled with Virginia soil. Georgiana intended to give birth with the flag draped… — Amanda Foreman Confederate flag Copy Share Image
Foot-binding is said to have been inspired by a tenth-century court dancer named Yao Niang who bound her feet into the shape… — Amanda Foreman Dance Copy Share Image
The most famous line in gastronomic history, 'Let them eat cake', turns out to have been an eighteenth-century cliche. According to Antonia… — Amanda Foreman Beginning Copy Share Image
The long years of fighting Napoleon's ambitions for a world empire had hardened the British into an 'us-against-them' mentality. — Amanda Foreman British Copy Share Image
With every generation comes a new wave of hopefuls: small-town escapees, European refugees, disaffected Londoners. — Amanda Foreman Every Copy Share Image
In New York, appearance is a form of currency or, at the very least, a calling card. One must look wealthy in… — Amanda Foreman Appearance Copy Share Image
The historian Linda Colley has analysed how and why George III transformed himself from being a figure of 'perfect hatred' to the… — Amanda Foreman Country Copy Share Image
There may be fewer women historians writing on traditionally 'male' subjects, but they are outstanding in the field - like Margaret MacMillan. — Amanda Foreman Field Copy Share Image
Politics is my second passion, but as a historian, you have to be genuinely neutral. You have failed in your primary duty… — Amanda Foreman Duty Copy Share Image
Faro is a game of chance, essentially, with no skill involved. You bet against the bank, and the bank almost always wins. — Amanda Foreman Always Copy Share Image
When Napoleon abdicated in April 1814, Britain expected that America would soon lose heart and surrender, too. From then on, London's chief… — Amanda Foreman April Copy Share Image
George III's ability to step in and out of his role fed stories of commoners chancing upon a sturdy gentleman by the… — Amanda Foreman Ability Copy Share Image
For women, Neo-Confucianism placed extra emphasis on chastity, obedience, and diligence. A good wife should have no desire other than to serve… — Amanda Foreman Ambition Copy Share Image
