Great Quote by Lucy Worsley

“As a precursor to this, he oversaw the 1536 Act of Succession, which excluded both Mary and Elizabeth from the royal succession in favor…

— Charles River Editors

“Jane would be the next queen and her children, when she had them, would be the next princes or princesses. Or she might wait,…

— Philippa Gregory

“Her daughters were eagerly called to partake of her joy. Jane resolutely kept her place at the table; but Elizabeth, to satisfy her mother,…

— Jane Austen

Anne of Austria (with great submission to a Crowned Head do I say it) was a B----. She had spirit and courage without parts,…

— Anonymous

“By the time of Mary’s second French betrothal, Henry was already beginning to doubt the validity and the usefulness of his marriage to Catherine…

— Charles River Editors

The wives of Henry VIII are too big to be left to chick lit. Their importance is the impact they have on the broad…

— David Starkey

“Eventually, Anne was accused of incest and adultery and executed in May 1536. She had been queen for only a thousand days.”

— Charles River Editors

“As Jane stared at Vishous and felt his body against hers, she knew she was never letting him go. Ever. And she also knew…

— J.R. Ward

There were days - she could remember this - when Henry would hold her hand as they walked home, middle-aged people, in their prime.…

— Elizabeth Strout

Contrary to popular belief, Henry VIII did not divorce any of his wives. He had sought an annulment from Catherine of Aragon - which…

— Amanda Foreman

“In the end, the Duke of Kent’s daughter was christened Victoria Alexandrina. - error on page 6”

— Sylvia Barbara Soberton

“It was a situation which fostered inbreeding; in fact, the very foundation of the Tudor dynasty was a marriage between cousins two generations before…

— Charles River Editors