Who wrote Elizabeth I's most scathing letters?
benbreen
45 points
21 comments
September 28, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
dsjoerg
The podcast "The Rest is History" did a series in the past year on Elizabeth I. Highly recommended, and their take is highly compatible with this research take -- Elizabeth seems to have been quite masterful and deliberate both in her choice of what she would communicate, and in composing and marshalling her team.
K0balt
Back in the day when a strongly worded letter actually carried some weight….