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The Secret Seekers (eBook)

Codes, Ciphers and the Hidden Lives of Tudor Women
Artikelnummer: 978-1-80522-260-6
Einband: Adobe Digital Editions
Verfügbarkeit: Noch nicht erschienen, März 2027
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Cracking codes and ciphers to uncover mysteries is the stuff of dreams to most historians. But Vanessa Braganza is a real-life book detective who has solved some of the most elusive mysteries surrounding the Tudors by paying attention to items of the historical record that often go overlooked, revealing a previously unrecognized feminist history.

With a detective-like approach, Braganza takes readers on a fascinating quest to uncover the secrets of distant past through letters, books, ciphers, jewellery, etchings, graffiti, fashion, paintings and so much more.

From finding a ciphered book that should have burned in Lady Mary Wroth's library to decoding the truth behind the supposed 'angel language' of John Dee, The Secret Seekers reveal a hidden world, providing a ground-breaking take on Renaissance history.

Cracking codes and ciphers to uncover mysteries is the stuff of dreams to most historians. But Vanessa Braganza is a real-life book detective who has solved some of the most elusive mysteries surrounding the Tudors by paying attention to items of the historical record that often go overlooked, revealing a previously unrecognized feminist history.

With a detective-like approach, Braganza takes readers on a fascinating quest to uncover the secrets of distant past through letters, books, ciphers, jewellery, etchings, graffiti, fashion, paintings and so much more.

From finding a ciphered book that should have burned in Lady Mary Wroth's library to decoding the truth behind the supposed 'angel language' of John Dee, The Secret Seekers reveal a hidden world, providing a ground-breaking take on Renaissance history.

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VerlagProfile
EinbandAdobe Digital Editions
Erscheinungsjahr2027
Seitenangabe257 S.
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
PlattformEPUB
AutorBraganza, Vanessa

Über den Autor Vanessa Braganza

Vanessa Braganza is a literary historian and book detective and holds a PhD from Harvard University. Her historical discoveries have been profiled in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Times and others, and she writes for Smithsonian, Times Literary Supplement and the Boston Globe. In 2022, Braganza was named a Harvard Horizons Scholar and a Bowdoin Prize recipient.

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