Monday, 5 October 2026

Two letters in Elizabeth I's own hand and how her handwriting changed over ten years

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Sixteenth-century handwritten letter in brown ink on aged paper, written in an italic script and signed Elizabeth at the bottom.

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

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