Artnet

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

For centuries, a box of letters sat unopened in the National Archives in the U.K., until one curious historian recently unsealed and read them for the first time. What he found was a panoply of human ...
Phys.org

French love letters confiscated by Britain finally read after 265 years

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

Rare ‘treasure box’ of French letters opened and read after 265 years

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. For 265 years, more ...
The Local

French Grammar Tip: How to use capital letters in French

If you're reading French, you'll likely notice that une majuscule (a capital letter or upper case letter) is used a lot less frequently than it is in English, and many words that would be capitalised ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Sealed French Love Letters Read for the First Time in 265 Years

“I could spend the night writing to you … I am your forever faithful wife. Good night, my dear friend. It is midnight. I think it is time for me to rest,” Marie Dubosc wrote lovingly to her husband, ...