Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime A University of Cambridge historian has decoded more ... "I could spend the night writing to you," wrote Marie ...

Archaeology & History French Love Letters, Sealed for 265 Years, Are Opened—and Read—for the First Time. The letters were written to French soldiers during the height of the Seven Years' War ...

More than 100 letters that never reached the crew of a French warship have been read for the first time since they were sent 265 years ago.

Hilarious message from a mother furious at her son for not writing back is among 100 French letters finally read - 265 years after being confiscated by Britain’s Royal Navy.

Over 100 letters sent to French sailors by their fianc es, wives, parents and siblings -- but never delivered -- have been opened and studied for the first time since they were written in 1757-8.

Love letters written to French sailors confiscated by British 265 years ago finally opened. ... “Next time you write to me, please do not forget your father,” she admonished him.

London: Undelivered letters written to French sailors during an 18th century war between Britain and France have finally been opened and studied - after more than 250 years gathering dust.