Around Quote by David Starkey Download Open image “The reign of Henry VIII is the axis around which England turns.” — David Starkey ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Around Axis England Henry Which
England was a cold, backward, rebellious little kingdom. It's king: Henry the Eighth, remembered principally for his six wives and the chicken legs clutched… — Kage Baker Copy Share Image
Most of the version of Tudor history we know is through the eyes of Henry VIII. — Charlotte Hope Copy Share Image
When you look at the history of the monarchy, there's one period that stands out where it is held in universally, awe-inspired reverence and… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
“This is what you get when you found a political system on the family values of Henry VIII. At a point in the not-too-remote future, the stout heart of Queen Elizabeth II will cease to beat. At that precise moment, her firstborn son will become head of state, head of the armed forces, and head of the Church of England.… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share
If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution. — N. R. Narayana Murthy Copy Share Image
“From Venice to Rome, Paris to Brussels, London to Edinburgh, the Ambassadors watched, long-eared and bright-eyed. Charles of Spain, Holy Roman Emperor, fending off… — Dorothy Dunnett Copy Share Image
That Book, the Bible, accounts for the supremacy of England. England has become great & happy by the knowledge of the true God through… — Queen Victoria Copy Share Image
“With the ascension of Charles I to the throne we come at last to the Central Period of English History (not to be confused… — W.C. Sellar Copy Share Image
England will still be England, an everlasting animal, stretching into the future and the past and like all living things having the power to… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
If you had to find a period in history that would equate to what the Internet has presented us with now, it would be… — Rhys Ifans Copy Share Image
I was born in a council house, my father left school at the age of 11, had his teeth out without anaesthetic at the… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
I was a complete and typical only child. I was bookish, and sport was out of the question anyway. I had read all of… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
Compare the scale and magnifcence of Versailles with St James's - the brick-built hovel in which the 18th-century kings of England lived. What was… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
Churchill may have made some horrendous mistakes - Gallipoli, for one - but he had a sense of the profundity and integrity of the… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
We have this extraordinarily unbalanced constitution, in which we have an elected dictatorship of the prime minister. — David Starkey Copy Share Image
Historians have become far too precious. Their work has become ever more specialised and, as they steadily lose the context of their studies, they… — David Starkey Copy Share Image
Floating the idea that every kid in Brixton can become a whizkid at information technology is dishonest. — David Starkey Copy Share Image
What I love doing is creating a room, with attractive paintings and colours and furnishings - very much my mother. — David Starkey Copy Share Image
I mean, really, compared to a senior civil servant, I'm very modestly paid! — David Starkey Copy Share Image
I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
I guess, it's a father's dream for his daughter to be known around the world. — Liza Soberano Copy Share Image
I've been to Manchester enough to know it's a real place. It's not Factory Records and the Smiths bicycling around. I get it. It's… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I guess I'm attracted to things that are fun. I guess what is fun about this role in 'Suburgatory' is that there's a lot… — Alan Tudyk Copy Share Image
When I was a teen, I would draw a really, really long line around my eyes with eyeliner, like Lola Flores. — Rosalia Copy Share Image
I think the issues around diversity of all kinds are really a huge problem in the startup world. — Daniel Lyons Copy Share Image
You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you… — Amy Landecker Copy Share Image
Not having drops and not taking plays off, if I do that it will make everyone around me better. — Demaryius Thomas Copy Share Image
I can look around a room and tell you if there are hidden cameras or not. — Lauren Ash Copy Share Image
You couldn't get me to go travel around and sit in a hotel room again. I have no interest in doing that. So everybody's… — Phil Everly Copy Share Image
I drink maple syrup. Then I'm hyper so I just run around like crazy and work it all off. — Rachel McAdams Copy Share Image
Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around,… — Banks Copy Share Image
