A Letter to the Duke of Finland

Eric set his siht on queen elizabeth, the first in england. His requests for her hand in marriage were numerous. After two unsuccessful ambassador missions to secure the marriage, eric sent his younger half brother, john, a duke, to england to plead his case in person. Elizabeth eventually wrote perhaps one of the most scorchingly devastating letters in history. We therefore beg your serene highness, again and again that you be pleased to set a limit to your love, that it advance not beyond the laws of friendship for the present, nor disregard them in the future.