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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on February 09, 2018, 08:46:49 AM

Title: Aragonese code cracked
Post by: Duncan Head on February 09, 2018, 08:46:49 AM
The Spanish National Intelligence Centre has cracked the code that King Ferdinand used to send letters to Gonzalo de Córdoba:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42931940
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ferdinand-ii-aragon-spanish-king-code-500-year-old-solved-a8193646.html

Could be some interesting sidelights on the Italian Wars coming out of that.
Title: Re: Aragonese code cracked
Post by: DougM on February 09, 2018, 09:14:59 AM
My email client gave me an interesting view.. I speculated what fishing had to do with anything, or whether the full word was codpiece, and some amazing uniform details were to be revealed, rendering all Aragonese figures obsolete overnight...

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2QGVebDTshQ/Wn1lOttxGgI/AAAAAAAADtA/j6Tp0MYBdpw7jd3xno_DYEsXNdoVn6lfwCLcBGAs/s1600/acod.png)
Title: Re: Aragonese code cracked
Post by: Duncan Head on February 09, 2018, 09:28:43 AM
Aragonese cod fed Reconquista armies?
Aragonese cod should be classed as Water Lurkers?
Aragonese coddled their recruits?