Quote of the day
And thus they give the time, that Nature meant for peaceful sleep and meditative snores, to ceaseless din and mindless merriment and waste of shoes and floors.
Alison Weir

Born: July 8, 1951 (age 73)
Bio: Alison Weir is a British writer of history books, and latterly historical novels, mostly in the form of biographies about British royalty.
Known for:
- Innocent Traitor (2006)
- The Children of Henry VIII (1996)
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1989)
- The life of Elizabeth I (1998)