Cracking the Queen's Code
Cracking the Queen's Code

Secrets of the Dead — S22E9

Episode: Cracking the Queen's Code

Air Date: 2025-10-22

Runtime: 55 min

Overview

In early 2023, three amateur codebreakers announced they had successfully decoded the secret correspondence of one of the most tragic characters in European history: Mary, Queen of Scots. 57 encrypted letters detail the exiled queen’s efforts to free herself from imprisonment and gain advantage over her rival, Queen Elizabeth. Now, after four centuries, Mary’s urgent pleas can be revealed.

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