Episode 165: Glamorous Grammar
The History of English Podcast
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What Happened to Mary Queen of Scots?
Francis Walsingham was Elizabeth's Secretary of State and primary spymaster. He suspected the involvement of Mary Queen of Scots in a plot to assassinate her. A double agent used beer barrels to smuggle letters from brewers to Mary. The secret code written on the letter indicated that its contents were probably incriminating.
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