探花直播letters before they were opened and read by Renaud Morieux at  探花直播National Archives, Kew

French love letters confiscated by Britain finally read after 265 years

07 November 2023

Over 100 letters sent to French sailors, but never delivered, have been read for the first time since they were written in 1757-8.聽 探花直播letters include heart-breaking love letters and evidence of family quarrels. 探花直播letters were seized by Britain鈥檚 Royal Navy during the Seven Years鈥 War and forgotten about until historian聽Renaud Morieux聽studied them.

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Black British Voices: the findings

28 September 2023

探花直播largest survey to date of the opinions and attitudes of Black people in Britain has revealed a central split on the question of British pride.

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