British history Quote by Robert Harris

“Because these papyri transport ideas,” he replied. “And ideas have power.”

— Paulo Coelho

“In the Egyptian papyri the 'Jews' are frequently called 'Aramaeans'.”

— John Courtenay James

The Elephantine papyri - written as some of the books of the Bible are being written - is true social and legal documentation, and…

— Simon Schama

“Gower is the first English writer to use "history" as an English word. He regularly rhymes the term with "memory," for to his way…

— Russell A. Peck

When a Man is tried of London, he is tired of life.

— Samuel Johnson

In the end, history, especially British history with its succession of thrilling illuminations, should be, as all her most accomplished narrators have promised, not…

— Simon Schama

Lord Beaverbrook was fundamentally a lonely man, with a low sense of his own self-worth, who was incapable of forming a stable, loving relationship…

— David Cannadine

If there is a single trait in our character that has historically set us apart from other nations, it is our determination to limit…

— Billy Bragg

“The period of which I write was an overshadowed one in British history, and especially in the history of the northern provinces. War was…

— Charlotte Brontë

Virtually every war fought since the Act of Union had gone badly at some stage, but before 1783 none had ended in defeat. Nor…

— Linda Colley

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

In Great Britain, woman was subordinate and confined. But at least she was also safe.

— Linda Colley