Henry Iii Quote by Christopher Allmand

“the liege homage owed by Henry III (and, in future, whenever there might be a change of king in either England or France) to…

— Christopher Allmand

“. . .for the designated successor to royal authority, the Sovereign People, was no more capable than Louis XVI of reconciling freedom with power.”

— Simon Schama

“But His Majesty Carlos II, king of Spain; duke of Milan, Lothier, Brabant, Limburg, and Luxembourg; count of Flanders, Hainaut, and Namur; and count…

— Daniel O'Malley

“If a king should fall under such contempt or envy that he could not keep his subjects in their duty but by oppression and…

— Thomas More

“Henry of England had all the virtues and all the faults, and solved the contradiction by making scapegoats and sin-eaters of half his entourage.”

— Dorothy Dunnett

“...the former King Louis XVI, who, after titles were abolished, was now simply called "Louis Capet" - a mocking reference to his distant ancestor…

— Tom Reiss

“..bid her beware of French principles, which had led the French to cut off their king’s and queen’s heads.”

— Elizabeth Gaskell

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Kings were wont to honour philosophers, but if I had such I would honour them as angels that should have such piety in them…

— Elizabeth I

“It would mean Morny had no loyalty at all to Louis XVIII or the constitutional monarchy or anything else he has swon to defend.”

— Lynn Messina

“I cannot say much for this Monarch's Sense--Nor would I if I could, for he was a Lancastrian. I suppose you know all about…

— Jane Austen

“The demands for vengeance, short of death, however, were so insistent that the wise counsels of Edward, the giver of victory, were swept aside.…

— Thomas B. Costain