Talk:Speech to the Troops at Tilbury

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[edit] A piece of propaganda?

Am I wrong in thinking that this speech was first recorded in print many years later, when Elizabeth's reputation was being rehabilitated in protest against Stuart rule? I recall reading that the speech became significant in Camden's histories. Worth looking in to.--Shtove 14:43, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

The speach was recorded only once by someone many years later. I don't think the gentleman was even there and I think it was even out of living memory of the event. There are no contempory records of Elizabeth even making a speech. I suppose it was made up for a political purpose.--86.20.247.36 11:57, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

there was a second version recently discovered from 1612. The other one we have (the one on this page) was in a letter by Leonel Sharp.Cptjeff 02:28, 26 January 2007 (UTC)