Elizabeth I

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Roger Ascham
The Scholemaster Or plaine and perfite way of teaching children (London, 1571)
Newberry Library (Case I 4 .047, no. 2)
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For her tutor Roger Ascham Elizabeth's identity lay in her quick mind and superior education. Elizabeth was especially proficient at languages, and Ascham's skill as a teacher greatly aided her mastery of Greek and Latin.

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