Quotes About Royalty

But she was still a crowned queen in her own right.

Mary rose and declared in the full glare of publicity that there was "no other queen of England but herself.

Mary might return home as an independent queen.

She was negotiating with Elizabeth at the level of queen to queen through her ambassador

as it would soon give Mary a great deal more to think about than reasserting her claim to the throne of England.

David [Rizzio], with the consent of the king, shall have his throat cut within these ten days.

With Mary crowned queen, her mother could afford some fun and dalliance.

three white fleurs-de-lis on an azure background, set with three rubies and an emerald.

Offers came in thick and fast: from the king of Denmark, from the king

a crown set with rubies and an emerald.

for the young Louis XV: Philippe II, Duc d'Orléans, was a man who combined a negligible intellect with deeply committed self-indulgence.

My crown is in my heart, not on my head.

Crying over a guy? Nah, pick your head up princess your tiara is falling.

This was no slouchy prince of wine halls and debauchery, as Easterners were said to be.

Kashmir and Hyderabad were the two apples of princely India that were the rosiest, and on the thorniest branch too.

England had been conquered by the Vikings, and its ancient royal family were in exile – in Normandy.

king who had sons by more than one woman, leading to uncertainty about which of them would succeed him.

But they were at least allowed to retain the fig leaf of royal status.

at least three of these men had previously been pleased to describe themselves as kings of Sussex.

The king was constantly asking for copies of particular texts, which he put together to form a little book

he travelled through the lands of Charles the Bald,

Æthelwulf decided to marry Charles' daughter, Judith

Æthelwulf was about fifty years old, Judith only twelve

Charles the Bald, however, insisted that his daughter should receive the full royal honours.