16th century codes - the Babington cipher
The forged postscript to the letter of Mary Queen of Scots to Anthony Babington. Thomas Phelippes added the postscript, which was to incriminate Mary Queen of Scots and other conspirators in their plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I
Picture No
10910230
Media ID
47636497
Size
2019px x 1840px
(1.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The National Archives, London. England
Source
Original document in the National Archives
Date
1586
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