Secret letters written during imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots decoded
"So we knew it was someone in captivity, and some of the language was in feminine form, so it was a woman. She also wrote"We thought 'this is too crazy', it can't be Mary Stuart. But then we saw the word 'Walsingham' and we knew Francis Walsingham was the spymaster of Queen Elizabeth I, so we concluded it was from Mary.Mary Queen of Scots rosary beads stolen in raid
Despite close surveillance, she was able to pass out the secret letters to her supporters via some trusted courtiers who visited her.The existence of the letters was suspected, but they were thought to be lost The existence of a confidential communication channel between Mary and Castelnau was well-known to historians, and even to the English government at the time.The existence of the letters was suspected, but they were thought to have been lost.
The letters also reveal Mary's animosity towards Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.
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