the story is not a pretty one. there is violence in it. And cruelty. But stories that are not pretty have a certain value, too, I suppose. Everything, as you well know (having lived in this world long enough to have figured out a thing or two for yourself), cannont always be sweetness and light.


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KATE WILLIAMS
I've written extensively on Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth and seen up close how those women...
KATE WILLIAMS
The 19th century became the age of the museum. Objects were scrambled for, specimens seized, and fri...
KATE WILLIAMS
Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history...
KATE WILLIAMS
I really enjoy watching TV; it offers an amazing window, and its an incredible way of presenting his...
KATE WILLIAMS
Precise historical reasons are difficult to pinpoint, but red hair, it seems, bestows a sense of oth...
KATE WILLIAMS
The modern museum has multiple purposes - to curate and preserve, to research, and to reach out to t...
KATE WILLIAMS
Usually, historical revelations come from days of legwork, ploughing through piles of letters and pa...
KATE WILLIAMS
I wonder if there'll ever be a time where you're not judged by your appearance. It seems tha...
KATE WILLIAMS
Redheads were particularly persecuted during the European witch trials of the fifteenth, sixteenth a...
KATE WILLIAMS
Over the years to come, one thing is for certain: if the monarchy wishes to stay relevant and in pow...
KATE WILLIAMS
I like boxes because of the secrets they hide.
KATE WILLIAMS
The British Museum was our first real museum, the property of the public rather than the monarch or ...
KATE WILLIAMS
I am part of a team organising an Emma Hamilton exhibition for the National Maritime Museum for 2016...
KATE WILLIAMS
Between 1945 and 1965, the number of colonial people ruled by the British monarch plunged from 700 m...
KATE WILLIAMS
Acting was all I ever really wanted to do.
KATE WALSH
For me, my 20s were all about reaching for the brass ring of work in theater, television, and film, ...
KATE WALSH
Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if ...
KATE WALSH
I struggle with control.
KATE WALSH
I loved campaigning for Obama.
KATE WALSH
My mother is Italian and my dad's Irish. In my family, we're expressive. Nobody holds back.
KATE WALSH
I still like to make crank calls.
KATE WALSH
I would definitely love to be a parent.
KATE WALSH
No matter what job you do, we all have a much different life than our parents had. My parents' g...
KATE WALSH
There are lots of different ways for women to be a mom in this culture.
KATE WALSH
I'm not a clean freak. My house is a mess.
KATE WALSH
I've done every diet there is.
KATE WALSH
Sometimes I hope that through osmosis I might get a workout - just by wearing the clothes.
KATE WALSH
I have always been the girl who keeps on trying. I try! I try!
KATE WALSH
You never want to rest on your laurels. You want to keep doing things that terrify you.
KATE WALSH
I think a lot of people just aren't aware how young you can be and be diagnosed with breast canc...
KATE WALSH
I'm stronger and sassier as a redhead.
KATE WALSH
I'm lucky. I've got pretty good genes.
KATE WALSH
I used to skip breakfast, but eating gets my metabolism going, so I burn more calories all day.
KATE WALSH
People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from...
KATE WALSH
I second-guess myself all the time. I make a decision and then wonder if I made the wrong choice.
KATE WALSH
I've learned over and over that life happens on its own terms, not mine.
KATE WALSH
I drink tons of water. When you're puffy, you think you can't drink water since you feel mor...
KATE WALSH
I've got four roommates and they all have fur and tails.
KATE WALSH
I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of...
KATE VOEGELE
I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations....
KATE VOEGELE
I always try to be very human in my performances and hang out with my fans. It is cool to be a celeb...
KATE VOEGELE
I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete.
KATE VOEGELE
My music is the chicken soup kind. I want people to get a good feeling in their soul from these song...
KATE VOEGELE
More than anything I want to get up there and hang out with the audience, make everybody feel like i...
KATE VOEGELE
I've always had a bazillion songs in my archive, but I want to play people stuff they know. Now ...
KATE VOEGELE
Acting and singing on 'One Tree Hill' was definitely one of the most incredible experiences ...
KATE VOEGELE
We really got a lot of very conservative gay people. You could look at the figures from the last ele...
KATE CLINTON
They didn't even like Margaret Thatcher but at least there was Margaret Thatcher. There have bee...
KATE CLINTON