Discover the love story between Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred ‘Bosie’ Douglas in which Wilde went to law to defend his relationship during which he wrote his most iconic works…
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The Howards of Castle Howard | The Castle Howard Family Tree
Discover the love stories intertwined into the Castle Howard family tree with curator Chris Ridgway and Nick Howard…
Love and An Ordinary Marriage in 19th-century Russia
Journey deep into provincial 19th-century Russia to discover the remarkable relationship between Andrei and Natalia Chikhachev…
Kate Perugini’s Marriage To Carlo Perugini – A True Love Match
Introducing Kate Perugini, Charles Dickens’s artistic daughter, and her second husband Carlo with relative and historian Lucinda Hawksley…
Were Victoria and Albert happy?
Discover the relationship behind the myth of Queen Victoria and Albert with international best-selling historian Helen Rappaport…
HRH Princess Mary & The 6th Earl of Harewood | Downton Abbey Real Story
Delve into the the real story behind the marriage of HRH Princess Mary and the 6th Earl of Harewood, Henry Lascelles with Assitant Curator and Archivist at Harewood House, Rebecca Burton …
The Best Romantic Period Dramas
At the moment, there is no better way of escaping into a calmer place that being whisked away in the romance of a TV period drama. Here are the best love stories to discover (or re-discover) on screen in the coming weeks…
The Top 10 Podcasts To Listen To In Lockdown
Is someone’s podcast playlist a true reflection of their character? Possibly. Probably. As a form of introduction anyway to me, the Past Loves host, I thought that I would share my podcast playlist to get us through lockdown…
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