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Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1) QUOTES

Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1) QUOTES

1 " If only the Fates had granted him a longer stay in this "

― Alison Weir , Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)

2 " This was the culmination of all her hopes. God had seen fit to answer her prayers, and she was filled to the brim with thankfulness. She was to be Queen of England, raised by this magnificent young man to be the bride of his heart and the mother of his heirs. Those who had scorned he and tried to humiliate her would now have to defer to her - she tried not to relish the prospect, but she was only human. The days of want were gone for good; very shortly she wold be the wife of the richest king ever to reign in England. "

― Alison Weir , Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)

3 " If a ruler suffers subjects to be ill-educated, and then punishes them for crimes they commit in their ignorance, what else can we conclude but that he first makes thieves and then punishes them! "

― Alison Weir , Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)

4 " face that journey again in the winter.” Arthur did not answer, and when she turned to look at him, she saw that "

― Alison Weir , Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)

5 " How sad it was not to know how happy you were until it was too late. "

― Alison Weir , Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)

6 " In my view, sire, anyone who actively campaigns for public office disqualifies himself for holding any office at all! "

― Alison Weir , Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)