
Episode 156: Beggars, Cheats and Thieves
The History of English Podcast
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Elizabeth Beth's Translations and Letters
Mary was once again experiencing a false pregnancy. Her condition worsened over the following months, and in november of 15 58, she finally died from the condition. Mary had never delivered a child, so the throne now passed to younger half sister, elizabeth,. The daughter of henry the eighth and anne boleyn. Elizabeth was just 25 years old. She may have been young, but she wasn't naive. She spoke several languages, including latin, italian, french, spanish and greek. Also apparently learned to speak welsh, since welles was part of her realm. Many of her letters survive to this day.
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