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# Two letters in Elizabeth I's own hand and how her handwriting changed over ten years
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/dva-pisma-sobstvennoruchno-napisannye-angliiskoi-korolevoi-elizavetoi-i/
- Published: 2021-12-23T19:08:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:55:58.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Archive, Monarchies, Observations, Humour

Two letters written in the hand of Queen Elizabeth I of England. We shall not discuss their contents; the question is how this young lady's handwriting changed in just 10 years, growing airier with age, but less legible. My own handwriting is also forever changing, but, unlike Elizabeth's, for the better

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_5676@23-12-2021_22-08-16.jpg)