When I got the opportunity to play a contact sport that wasn't as violent as football, I got the best of both worlds: my parents got a sport that wasn't as violent as football, and I got to hit people.

WSJ: Urban Gardner: Lacrosse, the Sport of Scholarships

He tells the interlocking stories of six courtiers all called Thomas whose ambitions and principles brought them into close contact (and often collision) with the king, and which led them to violent deaths.

ECONOMIST: Tudor history