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Giles Du Wés
d. 1535
A Flemish scholar and court musician, he helped teach French to Tudor royalty and wrote one of the earliest French-learning guides printed in England.
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About the author
Giles Du Wés, also known in sources as Giles Duwes or Dewes, died in 1535 and was a Flemish tutor and musician at the Tudor court. He is best remembered for teaching French to royal pupils, including Prince Arthur, the future Henry VIII, and the future Mary I.
His best-known book, An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly, was written for Mary and became an important early work for English readers learning French. That mix of practical teaching and court service makes him a small but interesting figure in both language history and Tudor cultural life.
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