24 OCTOBER 1998, Page 33

Elizabethan PR Sir: The fact that Elizabeth I made speech-

es in which she spoke of the love of her subjects does not mean that she was loved by them. May I congratulate Alison Weir (`The Queen who still rules us', 17 Octo- ber) on putting so effective a spin on Tudor propaganda.

J.N.J. Roberts

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