Shadow on the Crown Quotes

“As Norman bride and English queen she would walk a fine line between the interests of two rulers -- her brother and her lord. Both men would demand her fealty. One, at least, would exact a heavy price if she were to prove disloyal.”
― Patricia Bracewell, Shadow on the Crown

“His vision blurred to haze, the sounds of feasting stilled, and from every dark corner, shadows streamed toward him until they reached the dais and formed a pulsing darkness before him. From its murky heart, his dead brother's face, eyes glowing and malignant, stared into his.”
― Patricia Bracewell, Shadow on the Crown

“He was weak, this king, and she felt nothing for him but scorn. Yet, she reminded herself. All men were weak.
~ Elgiva”
― Patricia Bracewell, Shadow on the Crown

“Yes, she was his father's wife, but his father did not love her, did not even want her.
And, God help him, he did.
~ Æthelstan”
― Patricia Bracewell, Shadow on the Crown

“It is your son who will be your treasure and your protector, even while he is yet a babe. It is your son who gives you power, who will bind the king to you in a way that he can be bound to no other woman.”
― Patricia Bracewell, Shadow on the Crown