@morgauseoforkney my fictional headcanon based on the German translation of Henry IV Pt. II is that
@morgauseoforkney my fictional headcanon based on the German translation of Henry IV Pt. II is that Hotspur had a speech impediment and could not for the life of him say “Elizabeth” and somehow ended up calling her Kate and it stuck. The German translation of that play says he had a ,,Stottern" which means stutter (Shakespeare just gives the vague “speaking thick”) …Kate Percy is tied with Portia from Julius Caesar for my favorite Shakespearean Kate. Also im biased towards all Kates of the world because one of my favorite people ever happens to be named that. -- source link