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Mary in captivity, c. 1580. The Casket letters were eight letters and some sonnets said to have been written by Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Earl of Bothwell, between January and April 1567. They were produced as evidence against Queen Mary by the Scottish lords who opposed her rule. [1]
As evidence against Mary, Moray presented the so-called casket letters [158] —eight unsigned letters purportedly from Mary to Bothwell, two marriage contracts, and a love sonnet or sonnets. All were said to have been found in a silver-gilt casket just less than one foot (30 cm) long and decorated with the monogram of King Francis II. [ 159 ]
Adam Blackwood wrote that Mary's body was kept in a chamber near the scene of execution at Fotheringhay, and after a time Mary's body and head were sealed in a lead casket. [3] Henry III of France organised a funeral or commemorative service at Notre-Dame de Paris in March. [4]
The letters date from 1578 to 1584, a few years before Mary’s beheading 436 years ago.
Experts said the decoders’ work was the most significant discovery about Mary for 100 years. The letters date from 1578 to 1584, a few years before Mary’s beheading 436 years ago today ...
Coded letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, are deciphered, revealing her private thoughts. Brendan Rascius. Updated February 13, 2023 at 6:31 PM. Photo from the journal Cryptologia.
The historian John Guy suggests that Mary may have composed the letter with the imagery of mourning jewellery for Lord Darnley. [172] After Mary was deposed, her enemies produced the Casket Letters, which she was said to have written to Bothwell and which demonstrated her involvement in the murder of Lord Darnley. [173]
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