Quotes from Kate Williams

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I am not like other men, and the ordinary laws of morality and rules of propriety do not apply to me," Napoleon vaunted.

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Life in a palace rather resembles camping in a museum

Women should stick to knitting," said Napoleon.12

As the Queen put it, 'The children will not leave unless I do. I shall not leave unless their father does, and the King will not leave the country under any circumstances whatsoever.

first requisite of a really good officer is to temper justice with mercy'. As

When I am outside in the fresh air my ideas take a higher direction," Napoleon said. "I cannot understand how some men can work successfully if they are always inside, beside the fireplace, without communication with the sky."30

Kings can be autocratic, usually are. But queens give up some power to survive. They must work more closely with ministers, accept the views of others. They are hailed as skilled in compromise and bringing people together, whereas kings are congratulated for deciding, commanding.

I am glad we've been bombed,' said the Queen famously. 'It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face.

There is one thing alone to do in this world and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power," Napoleon said.15 He

Unknowingly, Marie-Josèphe was covering herself with toxins, for the best rouge was made from vermilion, ground from cinnabar (mercury sulfide) or from ceruse, which was produced by dousing lead plates in vinegar.

I was born into a unique conjunction of female prime minister and monarch. To a child growing up in the 1980s, women ruled. Female heads were on coins and notes, criminals were incarcerated at Her Majesty's pleasure, and the queen's armed forces fought a female politician's wars. Accustomed

Hitler had described the Queen Mother as 'the most dangerous woman in Europe', because of her effect on the national mood; her daughter was not too far behind.

she was seven. The Yorks' emphasis on a light education was shortsighted. The

I've always considered myself to look like a rather plain-and-exhausted bluestocking, so it's rather odd to read Tweets commenting on my appearance.

Anglo-Saxon kings often used to favour their sister's son to their own - for at least you could guarantee there was your own blood in your sister's son!

One child is never enough for a monarch.

The centuries-old habit of privileging the male heir arose because monarchs were supposed to lead their country in battle, and only men were thought strong enough to do so.

Analysis of soil, grave goods and skeletons has been key to our understanding of archaeology and the migration of peoples, as well as their daily lives. But in mainstream history, we tend to stick to documents.

I chose my house because I loved the fact that there was a really busy road with lots of things to stare at.

When Elizabeth II was crowned - the sixth female monarch since the Norman conquest - the world lit up in her favour.

The 19th century became the age of the museum. Objects were scrambled for, specimens seized, and friezes and antiques grasped.

One of Britain's big problems throughout history has been that we lust after consumer goods from elsewhere, but our friends overseas have been less enthusiastic about buying things we produce.