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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Also a wax seal was intended to show that the letter had been unopened and the information was therefore secure.
I imagine in a lot of instances, some ‘trusted’ advisors in court probably secretly had their own copies of rings to allow them to intercept communications.
So yeah, hacking in a sense.
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