Royal Mail has made public an extraordinary archive of over 1,600 letters and postcards – spanning more than 300 years, and detailing key moments in Britain’s social and personal history.  Dubbed the Letters of Our Lives project, the online gallery has been curated to celebrate Royal Mail’s 500th anniversary. Captured within it are miniature sagas of love and heartbreak, loneliness and celebration, grief and ambition, and much, much more – and we’ve got five of the most moving right here.

Royal Mail has made public an extraordinary archive of over 1,600 letters and postcards u2013u00a0spanning more than 300 years, andu00a0detailing key moments in Britainu2019su00a0social and personal history.  Dubbed the Letters of Our Lives project, the online gallery has been curated to celebrate Royal Mailu2019s 500thu00a0anniversary. Captured within it are miniature sagas of love and heartbreak, loneliness and celebration, grief and ambition, and much, much more u2013u00a0and weu2019ve got five of the most moving right here.

Love, loss and life: these newly discovered letters offer a magical glimpse into the past