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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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French Love Letters, Sealed for 265 Years, Are Opened—and Read—for the First Time

For the first time in 265 years, a historian has opened letters written to French soldiers during the Seven Years' War.

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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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I can t wait to have you : A historian discovers one hundred love letters sent to 18th-century French sailors | Culture

Over a hundred missives written by lovers, wives and mothers in 1757 offer insights into wartime communication and women’s roles during that period

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