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In their own words: 6 of history’s most fascinating letters
The letters that reveal Horatio Nelson’s secrets
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Tudor
Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in their own words: 5 fascinating letters from Tudor monarchs
First World War
Stephen Fry, Margaret MacMillan and Dawn French pen letters to WW1 soldier
Second World War
“If I don’t come home”: letters from a D-Day captain
Georgian
Books interview with Michael Broers: “You don’t have to make up myths about Napoleon’s youth – just look at his letters to see evidence that he was a great leader”
First World War
Revealed: love letters from First and Second World War soldiers
Second World War
Revealed: secret letters from wartime poet John Jarmain
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Edwardian
Could your family photos and letters help researchers examine 1916 Easter Rising?