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Alt textOr maybe Queen Elizabeth did it all, especially after she was dead.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wasn't her title Prince Elizabeth because at the time the word Queen exclusively referred to the king's wife?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I can't really find any references to this, but I'd be interested in hearing if anyone else knows about it. I see a few usages of "Prince Elizabeth", but it's ambiguous if it's just a typo or not.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's kind stupid to assume a playwright wouldn't do any research at all for a play.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Or that they wouldn't have access to people with specific knowledge as an educated person in the 16th century and well-known artist.