The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories #8)

by Bernard Cornwell

They smile and sing their psalms and preach that their creed is all about love, but tell them you believe in a different god and suddenly it’s all spittle and spite.

it takes a weak man to prove his strength by striking a woman.

Then I am a pagan, and though Christians teach that they must love their enemies, few do.

“Saint Paul gave us explicit instructions!” Ceolberht agreed vigorously. “He wrote to Timothy saying that no woman could have authority over a man.