I just realised English monarchy spoke French and German for longer than they've spoken English
Not that they could converse in it, most of them couldnt even speak English
Not that they could converse in it, most of them couldnt even speak English
>>211957878 (OP)
This doesn't fucking matter. European monarchs were all mutts. Moreover French was the language of the elites for most of European history. The Habsburg spoke French. England doesn't particularly stand out
This doesn't fucking matter. European monarchs were all mutts. Moreover French was the language of the elites for most of European history. The Habsburg spoke French. England doesn't particularly stand out