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SPECIAL REPORT-The crown, the cabinet and the UK s legacy of slavery

SPECIAL REPORT-The crown, the cabinet and the UK s legacy of slavery
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French people: Trapped in time: Forgotten letters shed light on intimate lives of 18th-century French people

A history professor at the University of Cambridge, Renaud Morieux, stumbled upon a collection of over 100 unopened letters in Britain s National Archives, dating back to mid-18th-century France.

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These centuries-old letters never reached the French soldiers they were meant for

The intimate letters meant for French sailors have finally been opened, more than 200 years after they were sent. Historian Renaud Morieux uncovered the letters after going through a box at Britain's National Archives.

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A Bundle of 18th-Century Love Letters Is Unsealed at Last

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.

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Love letters from the French and Indian War are opened for first time

Love letters from the French and Indian War are opened for first time
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