"No man in England should have land or lordship unless he had a charter from me."

"I have persecuted the natives of England beyond all reason."

"I will not have a stone left upon a stone in York if they resist me."

"Hold! Hold! For by the Splendour of God, I have taken possession of my kingdom; the earth of England is in my two hands."

"I attacked the English of the Northern Shires like a lion. I ordered their houses and corn, with all their belongings, to be burnt without exception and large herds of cattle and beasts of burden to b…"