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Poseidon Temple, Time to Exercise, Queen of Scots Letters

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What Did the Letters Say?

The letters were addressed to a number of other notable political figures between 1578 and 1584. During this time, Mary was imprisoned because Queen Elizabeth I of England was afraid that Mary and her supporters were trying to overthrow her. A cryptographer or someone who solves ciphers named George Lazry cracked the cipher using French phrases like Malibete. He also found an additional 50 letters that weren't fully deciphered yet.

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