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Who wrote Elizabeth I's most scathing letters?

49 points · 24 comments · benbreen

  1. K0balt · · focus · HN ↗
    Back in the day when a strongly worded letter actually carried some weight….
    1. advisedwang · · focus · HN ↗
      I suspect the author having the authority to execute people on a whim may have contributed somewhat
      1. K0balt · · focus · HN ↗
        I always try to insinuate this possibility in mine, but it doesn’t seem to work the same.
        1. twic · · focus · HN ↗
          Have you tried being Queen of England by grace of God?
          1. KerrAvon · · focus · HN ↗
            Yes, but I married a racist German and my sons all ended up being emotionally stunted perverts. Maybe I'll try a different God next time.
          2. K0balt · · focus · HN ↗
            Yes, yes I have. That also doesn’t seem to work.
    2. GJim · · focus · HN ↗
      If you think a strongly worded letter dosn't carry some weight, you are clearly writing the wrong letters to the wrong people.
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