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Rare love letters to French aristocrat shed light on Louis XVI maritime mystery

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The GuardianRare love letters to French aristocrat shed light on Louis XVI maritime mystery
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‘Miracle’ cache of letters written by French scientist who died in ill-fated La Pérouse mission give personal account of 1785 voyage As he prepared to climb the scaffolding to be publicly executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793, Louis XVI is reported to…

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