REVISED HISTORY
Extracts from a book of "howlers" include the following:—
Describing the incident of Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his cloak, a schoolboy wrote: "Her Majesty remarked to Sir Walter, 'I am afraid I have spoiled your cloak,' to which the gallant knight replied, 'Dieu et mon droit," which means, "My God and you're right'!" . One wonders what • the examiners thought of the following:—"Queen Elizabeth was a yurgin queen, and she was never marrid. She was so fond of dresses that she was never seen without one on. She . was beutefull and clever with a red hed and freckles."
Again:—"Henry VIII was a very good King. He liked plenty of money. He had plenty of wives and died of ulcers in the legs."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 23
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124REVISED HISTORY Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 23
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