A recent analysis of over 500 letters written by Elizabeth I has revealed that her male secretaries, including Francis Mylles, played a significant role in crafting and intensifying the emotional tone of her correspondence, including some of her most scathing letters to figures such as Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI of Scotland. The study suggests that Elizabeth's advisers would often revise her messages to emphasize her temper, as seen in a famous 1586 letter to Robert Dudley, which was written in Mylles' hand and conveys the queen's fury and sharp rebuke. This discovery sheds new light on the extent to which Elizabeth's secretaries influenced the tone and content of her letters, and challenges the traditional view of the Tudor queen as the sole author of her correspondence.