Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
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)