Inglorious Royal Marriages Quotes

“Under the English common law doctrine known as jure uxoris, upon her marriage a woman’s property and titles held in her own right became her husband’s as well. Therefore, it was not a stretch of the imagination to fear that any man Mary married would become king of England in fact as well as in name.”
― Leslie Carroll, Inglorious Royal Marriages: A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony

“The following day, the Lord Treasurer demanded all of the jewels and finery he had so obsequiously bestowed upon Jane not ten days earlier, then went through Jane and Guildford’s possessions like a repo man.”
― Leslie Carroll, Inglorious Royal Marriages: A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony

“Altering the rules of succession and coups d’état is all fun and games until the crown actually hits the hairline. Then somebody’s gonna get hurt.”
― Leslie Carroll, Inglorious Royal Marriages: A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony

“Jane did believe she was all that,”
― Leslie Carroll, Inglorious Royal Marriages: A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony

“During her childhood, Jane had been “placed out,” the term for children from middle-income families who were sent to live with members of the nobility, or the offspring of an aristocrat who were sent to the palace to learn the manners and customs of royalty, to better cement the family’s social connections and pave the way for a spectacular marriage.”
― Leslie Carroll, Inglorious Royal Marriages: A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony