Experts Have Finally Cracked The Real Meaning Behind Mary, Queen of Scots' Final Message

Imagine the tension: on a cold February night in 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was trapped in her jail cell awaiting her fate. Within a matter of hours, Mary would be dead — and she knew it. Who can imagine the thoughts of a person in this position? Well, we don’t have to speculate, because Mary recorded her thoughts in a letter.

A remarkable seal

Mary was wary of the possibility that some outside party might alter this letter before it reached its intended recipient. So, before she sent it away, she sealed it up in the most remarkable manner. And the particular sealing method that she employed meant that if anyone tried to mess with her note, the recipient would know all about it.

Skill and effort

The specific way Mary sealed her letter would’ve required a tremendous amount of skill and effort. The point was to craft the seal in a way that would force the person opening it to break it beyond repair. That way, if someone read the letter before it reached its desired recipient, the latter would know about it.

Cracked it

As you can imagine, then, that makes it very difficult for researchers in the present day to study letters sealed in this way without destroying them. But recently a team of experts have at last cracked the method. And that’s allowed them to finally wrap their heads around Mary’s letter.

A poignant document

As you might imagine, the message within the letter is extremely potent. Written by a woman facing her imminent death, it’s a poignantly insightful document. And on top of everything else, of course, it wasn’t just any lady’s final thoughts. It happened to be written by one of the most famous figures in British history.