“An ugly woman, married to King Henry VIII, would have defied the axe and daunted her husband's infidelities.” WifeKingsHusbandMarriedUglyInfidelityUgly WomenHenry ViiiHenry VKing Henry Author:Honore de Balzac
“The phrase the violent bear it away fascinated the 20th century Irish-American storyteller Flannery O'Connor, who used it as the title of one of her novels. O'Connor's surname connects her to an Irish royal family descended from Conchobor (pronounced Connor), the prehistoric king of Ulster who was foster father to Cuchulainn and husband of the unwilling Derdriu. In the western world, the antiquity of Irish lineages is exceeded only by that of the Jews.” WorldUsedFatherNovelCenturyBearsKingsHusbandWesternJewViolentTitlesPhrasesFascinatedStoryteller20th CenturyRoyalUnwillingAntiquityWestern WorldRoyal FamilyLineagePrehistoricSurnamesUlster Book:How The Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe Source: How The Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
“Ulysses is son to Laertes, but he is father to Telemachus, husband to Penelope, lover of Calypso, companion in arms of the Greek warriors around Troy, and King of Ithaca. He was subjected to many trials, but with wisdom and courage came through them all.... he is a complete man as well, a good man.” MenWellsFatherSonArmsKingsLoversHusbandTrialsWarriorGreekGood ManCompanionUlyssesCalypso Author:James Joyce
“King René of Anjou [(1409-80)]was a strange compound of amiable, great and trifling qualities. He was so excellent a sovereign as to acquire the surnom of the Good. He was brave in war, delighted in tournaments and wrote on them, instituted festivals and processions, partly religious and partly burlesque, was a fond husband, a romantic lover, a good painter for that age, and a true philosopher.” WarAgeReligiousQualityStrangeKingsLoversHusbandBravePhilosopherPainterExcellentAcquireRomantic LoveSovereignFestivalsRoyaltyDelightedTournamentsCompoundsTriflingAmiableProcessionBurlesque Author:Horace Walpole
“I founded the King Hussein Foundation after my husband's death in 1999, to build on his humanitarian vision and legacy in the country and abroad, through programs promoting education and leadership, economic empowerment, tolerance, cross-cultural dialogue, and media that enhances mutual understanding and respect among different cultures across conflict lines.” DifferentCountryCultureUnderstandingLinesVisionEconomicMediaKingsHusbandConflictEmpowermentProgramCrossesFoundationHumanitarianToleranceDialogueLegacyMutualMy HusbandHusseinPromotingDifferent CulturesMutual UnderstandingEconomic Empowerment Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“I was in King Lear with Sir Tom Courtenay at The Royal Exchange in Manchester. In fact, that's where I met my husband. I was playing Regan and he was playing Cornwall and together we fell in love plucking out Gloucester's eyes. It was great fun. Everyone assumes that I was Cordelia because I've got blonde hair but I was Regan and they gave me a long auburn wig. It was great, good fun.” LongFactsEyeTogetherFunHairKingsMetsHusbandAssumingMy HusbandTomsRoyalBlondeManchesterWigsLearGood FunBlonde HairCornwallAuburnCordeliaReganGloucester Author:Ashley Jensen
“The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger.” MayAgeLiteratureDangerDivineKingsHusbandEnlightenedAfterlifeVindicationDivine RightDivine Right Of Kings Author:Mary Wollstonecraft