Catherine-of-braganza Quote by Sophie Shorland
““To ensure that Catherine would settle into her new role as queen, letters were dispatched, with Charles addressing her as ‘my wife and lady’ and declaring that ‘for me, the signing of the marriage has been great happiness’, as though no thought of backing out in favour of an unspecified voluptuous Italian had ever occurred to him.””
![“[H]is first purpose was to explain himself, and before they reached Mr. Allen's grounds he had done it so well that Catherine did not think it could ever be repeated too often. She was assured of his affection; and that heart in return was solicited, which, perhaps, they pretty equally knew was…” quote by Jane Austen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/47f/jane-austen-39_common-life_h-is-first-purpose-was-to-explain-himsel_2858805.jpg)
