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Learning to read English stories in the Great hall at the University of Sydney In part one of our interview with Cullen and Fran, we learned of the amazement of Elizabeth I of England being so literate and being able to read and write in part one of our interviews. Straight from the heart of Australia's leading higher education university https://eattmag.com/podcasts/straight-from-the-heart-of-australias-leading-higher-education-university/ The earliest writing from her was from 1544 when she was age 10. Henry VIII, King of England (1491 - 1547) also wrote poetry including  The Time of Youth is to be Spent and Green Growth the Holly were just two of his poems. Elizabeth I  ruled mostly on her ability to read and write well. She could also read and write in English, French, Italian, Flemish, Spanish, Latin, and Greek. Then much to her credit later on in life she gained a verbal ability in Cornish, Irish and Scottish. A sample from a letter below written in Italian and an italic hand to who the recipi