An 18th century sailor could easily survive on the compensation ... “You didn’t even really have to worry about clothing or food. Your room and board was taken care of. It was a way to make ...

After learning that 18th-century sailors often spent years away from ... They made pockets, which in the 18th century were not attached to clothing, and filled them with herbs that were once ...

This is Adam Hodges-Leclair, an American student and clothing specialist, who has made and wears his own 18th Century sailor's outfit. "The experience allows me to see how the clothes work in ...

Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on ...

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 ...

A top pharmacist has issued a warning amid reports that a disease commonly associated with 18th Century sailors is on the rise in France and Wales. Superdrug's Pharmacy Superintendent Niamh ...

More than 100 letters, addressed to French sailors, were never delivered ... intimate details about romance and daily life in mid-18th-century France. Unlike many other written documents from ...