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Straight from the heart: 'Love Letters' exhibition examines 500 years of emotions

Love is, famously, a many-splendoured thing, encompassing a multitude of emotion. Such feelings expressed on paper over half a century are now on show in a new exhibition titled “Love Letters” that's open at Britain’s National Archives in London.

Euronews · Jan 24

PS, I love you: why love letters are making a comeback

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As love notes from historical figures including Jane Austen go on display at the National Archives, Lydia Spencer-Elliott explores why putting pen to paper is increasingly popular in the UK

The Independent UK · Jan 23

Secret love letter shows softer side of Cambridge spy ring’s alleged fifth man

Intimate correspondence between John Cairncross and Gloria Barraclough features in National Archives exhibition

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

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Centuries of love letters go on display at the National Archives in London

Love letters spanning five centuries are on display at Britain’s National Archives

The Independent UK · Jan 21

Elizabeth II ‘very calm’ when warned about Russian spy Anthony Blunt, newly released MI5 documents show

MI5 reveals confessions of three members of infamous Cambridge Five spy ring as tranche of documents released into National Archives

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

Cambridge spy Blunt feared violence from his KGB controller

Newly-declassified files show notorious double agent refused ‘insane’ order to follow fellow spies Burgess and Maclean to Moscow.

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

Kursk was the site of a massive WWII tank battle – now it’s at the heart of Ukraine’s counterattack

Students of military history know the battle of Kursk in 1943 as the largest-ever clash of armoured forces – a battle that would prove a vital turning point in the defeat of Nazi Germany. It was a battle that devoured the strength of the German armed forces, and demonstrated the…

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

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