The Crown Quotes

“When a burning is announced, the taverns off Smithfield Square order extra barrels of ale, but when the person to be executed is a woman and one of noble birth, the ale comes by the cartload.”
― Nancy Bilyeau, The Crown

“A faint acrid smell drifted in through the window, from the cannon fire. But through it all the walls of my prison cell never trembled. The walls of the Tower are the thickest in the land and they never, ever tremble”
― Nancy Bilyeau, The Crown

“Norah Lofts,”
― Nancy Bilyeau, The Crown

“The crown of Christ Athelstan wore. If your blood be royal and your soul be pure, wear the crown and rule the land. For the worthy, there is victory. For the pretender, there is death.”
― Nancy Bilyeau, The Crown

“Verum est notus per fides quod causa,” I cried out, desperate. The prioress stared at me, shocked. “Truth is known through faith and reason,” I said quickly, for the benefit of those not proficient in Latin. “We are a priory—we worship divine truth. Saint Thomas said faith and reason complement each other: they do not contradict. And he said that the intellect must seek out facts to support reason.”
― Nancy Bilyeau, The Crown