Charles I Quotes

“Popular feeling does not manifest itself spontaneously in writing; it manifests itself in argument in alehouses and church porches, in parlours and studies, in the market place or hunting field.”
― C.V. Wedgwood, The King's Peace, 1637-1641

“... the best of men do not consistently live on the highest plane of virtue, and most men live far below it.”
― C.V. Wedgwood, The King's Peace, 1637-1641

“To conclude, if God gives you success, use it humbly and far from revenge. If He restores you upon hard conditions, whatever you promise, keep.


--- Charles I's final letter to his son, Charles,
Prince of Wales, 1649”
― Karen Brooks, The Chocolate Maker's Wife