Letters Archive

Count Dracula: His Letters Helped Researchers Cast New Light On Health Of Legendary Figure

AncientPages.com | August 17, 2023

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Vlad III, known as Vlad the Impaler, was a 15th century prince and military leader who was so terrifying, he’s thought to have

News

Codebreakers Crack Secrets Of The Lost Letters Of Mary, Queen Of Scots

AncientPages.com | February 8, 2023

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Secret, coded letters penned by Mary, Queen of Scots, while she was imprisoned in England by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, have been

Civilizations

Letters Reveal How Ancient Egyptians Argued With Friends And What Angered Them

AncientPages.com | October 18, 2020

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As time passes, every society changes one way or the other, but some things, like human behavior, will always remain the same, more

The Lyon Tablet, a bronze tablet from after AD 48.

Roman Square Capitals: Prestigious Script That Delighted Human Eye With Its Elegance

AncientPages.com | September 16, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - We have been using this cultural achievement of the ancient Romans for at least 2,500 years. Roman square capitals (also called capitalis monumentalis,

Archaeology

King Ferdinand’s Secret Code Deciphered After 500 Years

AncientPages.com | February 14, 2018

AncientPages.com - King Ferdinand of Aragon's secret coded letters have puzzled historians for centuries. King Ferdinand and his commander Gonzalo de Córdoba used a mysterious coding system consisting of