Rival Queens: Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots
Dan Snow's History Hit
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A Facsimile of a Secret Ink Letter
Visitors can look at the original letter, which is signed by elizabeth, a letter from 15 84. And then they can watch the video, which shows them how would have been folded and sealed and secured. We also have a model of the letter in its locked state, so people can see it in all its stages. And we also have ciphered and deciphered letters. Then i'm going to show you a really exciting letter, in this case here, which talks about a recipe for secret ink. Everybody must come and see this.
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