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 were how people processed the world before text messages and emails condensed our thoughts into brief communication bursts. They served as conduits for love, revolution, persuasion, and ...

After working for some time on decoding mysterious encrypted letters, the codebreakers realize that the ciphered messages might be written by Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots herself, during a critical ...

The letter looked innocent at first glance, but actually contained a secret code ordering a hit on a jail staff member.