The Latest Quotes from turn 26
"He has a lot of
well-wishers; they would all like to throw him down one."-
"Maidenhead…a
principal bridging point over a minor obstruction known locally as the
"We think of you when we
are lonely. Then we are content to be alone." – Lady Sudeley replying
to a letter from Lord Essex.
"…there are dark forces
at work in the realm…" –
"He is as strong as an
ox and almost as intelligent." – an anonymous peer about the Earl of
"…your right worshipful
Mayor…appears to failed his comprehension tests at grammar school." –
"Don't you realise that
there are enough people to hate in the world without you working so hard to
give them another?" – Herbert to
"…Sing as we used to
sing it near 3000 strong,…" – as sung by the
"If we were to kill
everyone who hates Arundel, it wouldn't be murder; it would be genocide!" –
"And whither I go ye
know, and the way ye know." – Bishop
Grey of Ely quoting John 14:4 during the memorial service in the late Duke of
York's month's mind ceremony.
"This man is depriving a
village somewhere of an idiot!" –
"He only works when
under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap!" – overheard between the King and Queen
while discussing Lord Essex's attitude to the Treasury.
Old
favourites
Real
people from the
"I
have other sons!" - Lord
"He
raises a fox that will one day devour his chickens." - Charles
VII of
From
the game, Turn 1:
"I
want some information on the darker side of life.....what is involved in
getting Lionel into the clergy?" - Lord Rivers.
Turn
3:
"In
the case of women and children, some pretence at an accident should be
arranged." - a character who shall
remain nameless.
Turn
5:
"We
must commend Richard Plantagenet for his efforts to mediate" - King
Henry VI.
".....the
treacherous ex-Duke of
"I'm
playing it 'nice monarch/nasty monarch." - attributed to Vic, the
Turn
7:
"How
was I to know that Mary was a double-agent who gave me an apparently forged
document, knowing that I'd attack Bonville." - Earl
of
Turn
9:
"Your
spies cost £4 5s 10d, this week." - one
player's results.
"I
will tie Elisabeth to the bed and whip her.....then removing my
codpiece....." - Lord Greystoke upon arriving home
from the wars with
Turn
10:
"You're
taking this all so personally,
Turn
12:
"I
will be attending Parliament. I want John to meet me in
Turn
13:
"I
shall come down very heavily indeed upon anyone found in possession of illicit
sheep...for personal use or for sale." - Lord Herbert
on his soap box.
Turn
17
"Wallachian
Stake Sharpener: Handy instrument to use if impaling catches on in
"...whilst
'Joan of
Turn
18
"I
either want less corruption or more chance to participate in it!" - Overheard
in a conversation between the Duke of York and Sir John Fortescue, Lord Chief
Justice on the subject of corruption.
"It's
"I
half wish Duncan had taken
Turn
19
"I
insist they get the keys off the Dowager as regards the war chest...The Dowager
is not to be physically harmed but if she has a pet, let that be placed in
danger to help her concentrate!" - the
Duke of
"Despite
the glamour she brought to the country, she was the worst thing to hit our
shores since the French burned Southampton in 1377" - the Earl of Essex
on Queen Margaret's financial nous.
"Hmm!
Thinking about disguised organ guns...could come in handy to get out of any
future 'Council meeting surprises'." - a Privy Councillor considering
his options.
"We
can't allow nobles to kill innocents and get away with it!" - the Earl of
Turn
20
"I,
King Henry VI of
"By the powers invested in me as Lord Protector..."
-
"I
saw a terrible boar slavering about the land and terrifying the people most
sorely until it was cast down by the horns of the good yale." - Father Alcuin after overdosing on the magic mushrooms.
"Death
never takes a wise man by surprise." - Lord Herbert's alleged last
words.
"...a
peer of the realm and president of the council to boot, should not stoop so low
as to smear the Kings wife, Her Majesty the Queen: lords, bishops, lesser men,
yes, but not the King's wife." -
"...the
Earl of
Turn
21
"No
more Mr Niceguy!" -
"...no
need for me to trouble the old trout..." - Beaufort referring to his
aunt,
"Politics
is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable."
Turn
22
"Given
that I'm outnumbered 10:1, naturally I'm going to attack!" and "Sufficiently advanced military
tactics are indistinguishable from witchcraft" and "Let's give the haggis eaters a taste of good English
steel!
"If
I had more men I would have avenged this insult. I'll have his head for
this." -
The Earl of Northumberland on matters
ecclesiastical:
"I have to believe in the Apostolic Succession. There is no other way of
explaining the descent of the Archbishop of
Turn
23
“…poor old Buckingham plods along in his
hopelessly old-fashioned way.” – believe it or not, the
Duke talking about himself.
“Essex is under my personal protection and,
in the end, he is to be treated honourably.” – Buckingham protecting his Treasurer.
Can't you see the very important
distinction between Buckingham's partisan use of royal money and
“…death is never a good thing for any one
or any purpose.” –
“As free, and not using your liberty
for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love
the Brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the King.” – the First Epistle of Peter, chapter II, verses 16/17; the text for Bishop
Turn
24
“He spread so much happiness
wherever he went…” - Bishop Kemp of
“I
will not rest until
“I am ready to sharpen my sword on Saracen
heads if the Lord Northumberland leads us.” – Herbert betraying a worryingly poor grasp of,
among other things, geography.
"I for one will not bow to the demands
of a peer whose hands are tarnished with the blood of English commoners and who
travels without the Grace of God…" An
unidentified angry voice heard through the doors of the Privy Council chamber
at Windsor.
Turn
25
"Are the masters [at
"When I told the people of Ulster that I was the Son of York,
a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the
Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?" - Earl of March to a crony over his ale.
"If absolute
power corrupts absolutely, where does that leave
"Maybe there is no
actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to
listen to
"When did I
realise I was God? Well, I was praying and suddenly realised I was talking to
myself!"
"My reputation
grows with every failure." -
"I am free
of all prejudices; I hate all Lancastrians equally."
Turn
26
"You
cannot make a revolution with silk gloves, some times a blunt object is
required"-
"All my life I've wanted
to be 'someone'; I guess I should have been more specific." - Herbert to a close friend.
"We are discreet sheep;
we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove" - Arundel to his aides.
"As the King is
indisposed, it is left to Us to present the truth of
the recent events at
"…you should be aware
that we have ships in the Channel…"
– the sinister Earl of
"I read the account of
the troubles at
"But surely, if he cut
himself shaving it would be his neck that would be bleeding?" – the King to the
Queen.
"That was the general
idea, yes!" – the
Queen's alleged reply.
"…at 04.30hrs July 18th
… Rhiannon Jane Turrell Stevens came into the
world…" – well I thought it worth
quoting. J