New Discovery: Who Really Wrote Elizabeth I's Letters?

<p>Was Elizabeth I really as angry and bad tempered as history has always claimed? How did some of her most secret state letters come to be penned by a Spaniard, while England was at war with Spain?</p><p>Professor Suzannah Lipscomb breaks the news of groundbreaking research that proves Elizabeth's secretaries - especially her 'spymaster' Francis Walsingham - put words into the Queen's mouth to amplify her tough image. Suzannah finds out more from Dr. Clodagh Murphy and Professor Nadine Akkerman.</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><br><p><strong>Spycraft: From the Elizabethans to the Restoration</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/spycraft-from-th…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/0TG4qWGzIoqPH8P3USZxE…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Plots against Elizabeth I</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/plots-against-el…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/06ARb3DuaTjQnu2QVzLjD…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. Edited and produced by Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week plus ad-free podcasts, PLUS early access, ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong&…;

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