The Last White Rose Quotes

“God could perform miracles, and she was praying as hard as she could for one.”
― Alison Weir, Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose

“Mother had it all wrong. Uncle Gloucester had been ruling the north justly and well. Why should he not rule all England as wisely? She could not imagine him wreaking vengeance. It was just not in character. Mother was overwrought with grief, she decided.”
― Alison Weir, Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose

“The King is dead. Long live the King! We must all offer allegiance to our new sovereign lord, King Edward the Fifth.”
― Alison Weir, Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose

“I heard that when Henry’s body was displayed at St. Paul’s Cathedral in his coffin, the blood was seeping through the boards onto the pavement. That sounds odd to me, as corpses don’t bleed. But it would be wrong to draw conclusions. Remember who we serve.”
― Alison Weir, The Last White Rose