Holy Roman Emperor’s Secret Code Broken After 500 Years, Revealing Assassination Fears
A missive write in secret code by Charles V , the formerKing of Spainand Holy Roman Emperor , has finally been deciphered by cryptographer after almost five centuries . The frustratingly enigmaticcipherinitially proved too complex for codebreaking software to crack , yet a squad of researchers eventually make do to interpret the message , revealing Charles ’s worries about a rumored assassination plot . The encrypted letter was penned in February 1547 , in the thick of an on-going conflict known as the Italian war , which pitted France against Spain ....