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Estelle Paranque
Assistant Professor in Early Modern History

Estelle Paranque for Northeastern Global News

Lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, give up their secrets after 450 years, thanks to Northeastern historian
A cipher from Mary Queen of Scots.

Lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, give up their secrets after 450 years, thanks to Northeastern historian

Estelle Paranque is working to translate Mary Stuart’s medieval French into English after a team of computer scientists cracked the cipher.
Are there historical inaccuracies in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’? This history professor says that’s OK
Screen capture of Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon from the Ridley Scott movie's trailer.

Are there historical inaccuracies in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’? This history professor says that’s OK

The new trailers for Ridley Scott’s film on Napoleon inflamed some historians due to inaccuracies, but a history expert says that's fine.