It wasn't until Henry VIII started speaking in English. Before him the British Royals all spoke French. By Henry VIII's time the Tudors relinquished all claims to the French Throne. It was Edward III who claimed the French Throne as his mother was related to the French royal family. The French nobles would have none of it as they didn't want a foreigner for a king in addition to the Salish Law.
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