Episode 164: Somewhere in the Middle
The History of English Podcast
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The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword
Raleigh formed a close bond with Elizabeth and as we'll see that relationship led to the first extensive effort to plant English speaking settlements in the New World. Much like Elizabeth Raleigh also fancied himself a poet and several pieces of his poetry survive. So he was an adventurer and a fighter but he also knew the value of words. In fact he might have agreed with the adage that the pen is mightier than the sword.
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