Is human emotion unchanging? Over 100 letters which were sent to French prisoners during the Seven Years War, but which never reached them, have been opened for the first time.
18th Century letters reveal agonies of love
Sailing failings: The French navy was almost wiped out during the course of the war. Glossary
Seven Years War - A global conflict that began in 1756.
Officials - People who are in charge of important things.
Lieutenant - An army officer of middle rink.
Faithful - Loyal.
Normandy - A region of northern France.
Pandemic - An outbreak of disease which occurs across a wide geographic area, as opposed to an epidemic, which is confined to a particular region.