A picture shows love letters sent to capture French sailors, that had gone unread for 265 years.The National Archives / Renaud Morieux Love letters sent to French sailors have been opened for the ...

They never reached the people they were destined to: letters written in the 18th century to French sailors during the Seven Years' War between France and Great Britain have finally been opened, ...

LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France (AP) — French sailor Charlie Dalin won the around-the-world race Vendee Globe in record time on Tuesday, completing his solo journey in less than 65 days — nearly 10 days ...

Imagine writing a letter to someone when it was one of the few forms of communication while you were apart – and that letter never made it to whom you intended. That is what happened to more than 100 ...

The Vendée Globe round-the-world yacht race is known as the “Everest of the Seas” for good reason. Requiring competitors to sail alone for months on end, in isolated seas, performing all boat repairs ...

Charlie Dalin, a French sailor, revealed that he had been undergoing cancer treatment while sailing to victory in the Vendee Globe. He completed the solo around-the-world racing despite the diagnosis ...

Protesting French sailors on Tuesday forced the suspension of Eurotunnel services between France and Britain in both directions after torching tyres on the tracks, causing traffic and travel chaos.

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Love letters sent to French sailors have been opened for the first time in 265 years. They contain intimate messages sent during the Seven Years' War between 1756 and 1763. The letters got ...