Verse & Sip on Instagram: "Queen Elizabeth I’s triangle letter to François, Duc d’Alencon #letterlocking #queenelizabeth #letters Source: Authors: Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith. “Queen Elizabeth’s Triangle-shaped letterpacket to François, Duc d’Alencon, England (c. 1583),” Letterlocking Instructional Videos. Unlocking History number 0137/Letterlocking Unique Video number: 137. Date filmed: November 2017. Duration: 5:14. Date posted: November 2017. Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watc

Verse & Sip on Instagram: "How to Fold a Letter like Queen Elizabeth I 👑 This technique is modelled after a letter from Queen Elizabeth I to to Sir Ralph Sadler with regards to the English captivity of Mary, Queen of Scots. Inspired by the following source: Authors: Jana Dambrogio and the Unlocking History Research Group. Title:”Elizabeth I to Sir Ralph Sadler: Triangle lock w/slit perpendicular to fore-edge, England (1584),” Letterlocking Instructional Videos. Unlocking History number 0015/Let

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Mary, Queen of Scots, sealed her final missive with an intricate spiral letterlock

Mary, Queen of Scots used 'spiral locking' technique to preserve secrecy of last letter before her execution

Mary, Queen of Scots used 'spiral locking' technique to preserve secrecy of last letter before her execution

The clever folds that kept letters secret