The archivist gave him permission to open the letters, all addressed to 18th-century French sailors from their loved ones and seized by Great Britain's Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War (1756 ...

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 ...

It was very emotional," he told French news agency AFP ... they're not unique to France or the 18th century," he added. "They reveal how we all cope with major life challenges.

inventories and police records), objects that once belonged to 18th-century French artists, long concealed from historical view. As the authors explain, we think about artists in such a ...