More than 100 letters that never reached the crew of a French warship have been read for the first time since they were sent 265 years ago. CNN values your feedback 1.

Love letters, both familial and romantic, were opened for the first time in 265 years at the request of a Cambridge University professor. They were written during the Seven Years' War.

The letters – sent to French sailors by wives, siblings and parents – never made it to their intended recipients, but they offer rare insight into the lives of families affected by war.

The archivist gave him permission to open the letters, all addressed to 18th-century French sailors from their loved ones and seized by Great Britain's Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War ...

More than 100 letters that never reached the crew of a French warship have been read for the first time since they were sent 265 years ago. CNN values your feedback 1.