Staples in an 18th century sailor’s diet included plenty of salt pork and sea biscuit. Daily grog rations were also a part of a sailor’s fare. The lemon in the grog prevented scurvy.

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 skeleton that was unearthed on a tiny island is believed to be that of an 18th-century Royal Navy sailor. The remains were laid out in best dress finery, SWNS reports, with archaeolgists also ...

The skeleton of what is believed to be a shipwrecked 18th-century sailor has been uncovered by a beach in Cornwall, southwest England.. The human remains were spotted by a member of the public on ...

An 18th-Century Lesson On How To Stay Healthy During A Pandemic. ... But in the 18 th century, sauerkraut was the difference between life and death for many sailors, meaning their leaders, ...

The remains of a sailor believed to be from an 18th Century shipwreck are set to be buried in a Cornish town. Cornwall Council said the discovery was made on a cliff above Newtrain Bay in Trevone ...

A Bundle of 18th-Century Love Letters Is Unsealed at Last More than 100 letters, addressed to French sailors, were never delivered. They remained unopened for nearly 250 years, until a historian ...

The remains of a sailor believed to be from an 18th Century shipwreck are set to be buried in a Cornish town. Cornwall Council said the discovery was made on a cliff above Newtrain Bay in Trevone ...

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 remains of a sailor believed to be from an 18th Century shipwreck are set to be buried in a Cornish town. Cornwall Council said the discovery was made on a cliff above Newtrain Bay in Trevone ...