I always thought that the name Lettice was pronounced like lettuce, not how they all pronounced it in the programme. Chambers Dictionary backs me up. But apparently Lettice Knollys was the first of that name, so I guess the pronunciation changed after her time.
I wonder whether Josh had seen, or even heard of, the film, "The Other Boleyn Girl", about Mary?!
Anyway, I do find this kind of episode pretty boring, when they show the celebrity a long family tree and jump straight back hundreds of years. I much prefer the ones where they look at more recent ancestors.
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