Specifically, I’m talking about their signet rings, seals, etc.
Couldn’t someone just make a copy? Or make one that looks extremely similar?
Imagine “hacking” the king. You could start wars or do whatever you wanted just by getting a letter sent somewhere.
I understand it’s not as easy as it sounds and one would have to first obtain said seal or wax imprint from a letter or something but I’m surprised I’ve never heard of it being done.
EDIT: Anyone else now wanna see a movie get made about someone (or some team) pulling off a ‘heist’ like this?? Obviously set back in the olden days.
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One of the great (rich) monasteries of England wanted to prove to a medieval king that they had rights to own some contested land, so they provided a charter, signed by one of his long-past predecessors, and sealed with the royal seal.
It wasn’t until modern times that it was noticed that the seal provided wasn’t real: it wasn’t appropriate to that era.
Henry VIII made that claim moot, anyway.
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