Read letters from the past

Scroll through inspirational letters from the last 500 years

Read letters from the past

Scroll through inspirational letters from the last 500 years

Read letters from the past

We have looked through the archives and found what we believe to be some of the most important and inspirational letters, dating right back to the 1500’s.  Click on the timeline below to see the letters.

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1527

Henry VIII

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1811

Jane Austen

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1844

Charles Darwin

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1856

Charles Dickens

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1874

Mark Twain

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1890

Oscar Wilde

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1937

George Orwell

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1972

President Nixon

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1988

Roald Dahl

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