Letters

The Love Letter, 1834.

General History

How to write a love letter 6 tips from the historical figures who did it best

The Monteagle letter, which shares a warning about the Gunpowder Plot. (National Archives)

In their own words: 6 of history’s most fascinating letters

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The letters that reveal Horatio Nelson’s secrets

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Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in their own words: 5 fascinating letters from Tudor monarchs

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First World War

Stephen Fry, Margaret MacMillan and Dawn French pen letters to WW1 soldier

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Second World War

“If I don’t come home”: letters from a D-Day captain

A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, c1796. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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”

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First World War

Revealed: love letters from First and Second World War soldiers

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Second World War

Revealed: secret letters from wartime poet John Jarmain

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Could your family photos and letters help researchers examine 1916 Easter Rising?