“I cannot wait to possess you”: Reading 18th-century letters for the first time Some things are universal: One sailor's mother chided him for not writing more often.

A Bundle of 18th-Century Love Letters Is Unsealed at Last More than 100 letters, addressed to French sailors, were never delivered.

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.

The couple has been accused of helping to sell the gold for a French diver who stole it decades ago, but have denied ...

Scurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers’ disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woman with mobility issues and social isolation shows. In an article ...

Visitors to the Great Bridge Battlefield and Historic Waterways Museum are offered a realistic glimpse of the lives of 18th century sailors, pirates and privateers, courtesy of the Brethren of the ...

The Kimbell Art Museum’s yearslong quest to own a still-life painting by Jean Siméon Chardin has come to an end. The Cut Melon, a rare oval-shaped piece from the 18th-century French artist, has ...

The Newport Historical Society will transform Washington Square into an 18th-century French encampment this Saturday, July 12 ...

1.This 18th century fire alarm that you'd need to hit with a hammer to alert the village of a fire: ...

Lost letters written to French sailors in the 18th century have been opened for the first time, in a poignant reminder of the “universal human experiences” of love and longing. The love ...

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.