Quotes by : Alison Weir

In the South of England northerners were regarded then as uncouth, brutish, undisciplined savages .......

News of the death of James V on 14 December gave even further cause for rejoicing, because his heir was....

Giraldus claimed that he had heard about Eleanor's adultery with Geoffrey from the saintly Bishop Hugh....

After the dedication, Eleanor saw Bernard privately, probably at her own request. He came prepared to....

A husband or wife did not have the right either to demand sex from his or her spouse or to refuse it,....

His handsome face is suffused with rage. He stands before me shaking, then to my disgust, bursts into....

If only they would all just leave me alone with my books and my letters, I would be content to let life,....

Court life for a queen of France at that time was, however, stultifyingly routine. Eleanor found that....

Often, little brother, there is no smoke without fire.

Arthur managed to speak to his grandmother [Queen Eleanor of England], demanding that she evacuate the....