In early 2023, three amateur codebreakers announced they had successfully decoded the secret correspondence of one of the most tragic characters in European history: Mary, Queen of Scots. 57 encrypted ...

It’s become something of a New Year’s tradition for Netflix to release a new Harlan Coben show in January. This year’s exciting story was Run Away, a tantalising thriller starring James Nesbitt and ...

As a child Mary loved writing in code. As a captive queen, it became essential to her survival. Since childhood, Mary Stuart had enjoyed writing in cipher. Later in life, as Queen of Scots and a ...