Laurel A. Rockefeller
Language switching and “Empress Matilda of England”
As Matilda prayed King Henry quietly slipped into the chapel, “You are still in mourning, Matilda.”
Matilda turned to him and bowed her head respectfully, “Mein König!”
“You are not empress and this is not Germany.”
“Ja, mein König.”
“Stop calling me that and speak English, Matilda,” growled King Henry sternly.
“Pourquoi?”
“Parce que je suis le roi d’Angleterre et vous êtes ma fille!”
“Oui, sa est ta fille, Henri,” confirmed Queen Adeliza as she strode out from behind one of