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Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon
Tudor

Arthur, Catherine and Henry: a story of early Tudor triumph and tragedy

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Tudor

Henry VIII’s mistresses: who else did the Tudor king sleep with?

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Queen Victoria of Great Britain with her husband, Prince Albert, and their nine children. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)
Victorian

Queen Victoria’s children

Queen Victoria with her children and grandchildren
Victorian

The marriages of Queen Victoria’s grandchildren

A portrait of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340-1400), who modern literary scholars credit for turning Valentine into the patron of love. Chaucer was a major influencer in his day – after him, everyone began calling their beloved “Valentine” and writing love poems on 14 February, says Lisa Bitel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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A brief history of Valentine’s Day – from the patron saint of epilepsy to Chaucer’s love tales

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A brief history of Valentine’s Day cards

A medieval couple being married by a clergyman. Central miniature, folio 102v. Book IV by Henricus von Assia (13th century). Chapter Archive of Tarazona, Spain. (Photo by PHAS/UIG via Getty Images)
Medieval

Love and marriage in medieval England

An illustration of motors and cycles in Kensington High Street, opposite Holland House, London, from the Illustrated London News, 1903. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
General Modern

Lonely hearts and holiday flings: a brief history of dating

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The former Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, for whom Edward gave up the throne in 1936, sparking a crisis that rocked the British monarchy. The couple are pictured here in 1939. (Photo by Keystone-France\Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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The 7 most romantic moments in history

Queen Victoria refused to wear her crimson velvet robes of state for her wedding to Albert. Instead, she opted for a dress of pure white and “simple magnificence”. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)
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“Nothing could have gone off better”: the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s painting 'The Royal Family' in 1846 shows Victoria and Albert with their children (from left to right): Alfred, Edward, Alice, Helena and Vicky. Sadly, inter-family relations weren’t always as blissful as this idealised portrait suggests. (Bridgeman)
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The Library Victoria and Albert: a marriage of misery?

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General Modern

Kate Middleton: a modern royal woman

Queen Victoria, c1860s. Victoria attended her son's wedding in March 1863 wearing full mourning dress – her husband, Prince Albert, had died some 15 months earlier. (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
General Modern

Troublesome royal in-laws through history

A portrait of the romantic novelist Jane Austen. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
Georgian

The real reason Jane Austen never married