More than 100 letters, addressed to French sailors, were never delivered. They remained unopened for nearly 250 years, until a historian found them in Britain’s archives.

In the 18th century, people only had letters, but what they wrote about feels very familiar.” England and France have a long, complicated history of being at war, most notably the Hundred Years ...

In the 18th century, people only had letters but what they wrote about feels very familiar.” In 1758, a third of French sailors were detained in Britain, with their families repeatedly trying to ...

That legacy can be traced to the 18th century French watchmaker Jean-Charles Oudin, ... Few people, other than watch historians and industry insiders, know the brand now.

Scores of French love letters from the mid-18th century have been opened and studied for the first time since they were written. The letters – sent to French sailors by wives, siblings and ...