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Codebreakers find and decode lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots

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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A trio of codebreakers has found and deciphered a treasure trove of lost letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots. The 57 secret letters, from Mary Stuart to the French ambassador to England between 1578 and 1584, were written in an elaborate code.

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  1. Local News 8

    Codebreakers find and decode lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots (opens Local News 8)

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    By Ashley Strickland, CNN A trio of codebreakers has found and deciphered a treasure trove of lost letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots. The 57 secret letters, from Mary Stuart to the French ambassador to England between 1578 and 1584, were written in an elaborate code.

  2. Gizmodo

    Researchers Decrypt Coded Letters Written by Mary, Queen of Scots (opens Gizmodo)

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    The 445-year-old missives offer new details about Mary’s experience as a prisoner of Queen Elizabeth I.

  3. Digital Journal

    Codebreakers find, decipher lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots (opens Digital Journal)

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    An international team of codebreakers said Wednesday they have found and deciphered the long lost secret letters of 16th-century monarch Mary, Queen of

  4. The Guardian

    Mary, Queen of Scots prison letters finally decoded (opens The Guardian)

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    Experts say codebreakers’ discovery is most significant about royal for more than a century

  5. The Daily Caller

    Codebreakers Find And Decipher Lost Letters Of Mary, Queen Of Scots (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A group of codebreakers have deciphered 57 "elaborately" coded letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, 436 years after her execution on Feb. 8, 1587.

  6. Science Alert

    Codebreakers Have Deciphered The Lost Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots (opens Science Alert)

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    A trio of codebreakers has accidentally stumbled upon a lost series of secret letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots in the years before her execution in 1587.

  7. Live Science

    Mary, Queen of Scots' cryptic prison letters finally deciphered (opens Live Science)

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    International codebreakers have cracked the code of Mary, Queen of Scots' cryptic letters.

  8. Courthouse News Service

    Codebreakers crack secret contents of letters from Mary Queen of Scots (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Over 400 after her death, newly decoded letters between Mary Queen of Scots and the French ambassador to England reveal her thoughts from when her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, held her captive.

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