Letter from 1547 reveals Spanish king’s fears of a French assassination plot against him
Photograph: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty ImagesA team of researchers have cracked a five century-old code that reveals a rumoured French plot to kill the Roman emperor and king ofCharles was one of the most powerful men of the 16th century, presiding over a vast empire that took in much of westernIt took the team from the Loria research lab in easternsix months to decipher the letter, written in 1547 by the emperor to his ambassador...
Bearing the signature of Charles V, it was at once mysterious and utterly incomprehensible, she told reporters on Wednesday. In another obstacle, he used meaningless symbols to mislead any adversary trying to decipher the message. Another letter from Jean de Saint-Mauris, where the receiver had doodled a form of transcription code in the margin, also helped.
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