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 ...

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. Over ...

If you’re heading to France and feeling nervous about the language barrier, you’re not alone. The good news? You don’t need to be fluent to have a great trip — just knowing a few key French words and ...

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During the throes of the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette expressed her love for Swedish count Axel von Fersen through words that are finally readable 230 years later. Modern scanning technology ...