On the cusp of the 80th anniversary of the atrocities ending with World War II’s VJ Day, comes an important reminder in the ...

An English Victorian era Valentine card located in the ... The rest, as they say, is history. Cupid, the winged baby of love that we think of, was known to the Greeks as Eros, the god of love.

Marks of love on convict tokens, tattoos and the scrappy documents that survive tended to take the form of hearts, crossed Cupid’s arrows ... recognisable during the Victorian period, starting ...

Millions of Xs will be crossed at the bottom of Valentines cards today. Here's how one simple letter came to represent love and kisses.

Knight Frank has discovered that Cupid’s arrow strikes more frequently ... Higher Warberry House is a Grade II-listed Italianate Victorian villa close to the harbour and marina.

"Vinegar Valentines" were used to reject unwanted suitors In the Victorian era ... created them as a remedy for sore throats. 14. Cupid is based on a Roman God While we often picture Cupid ...

Note too that Cupid is blindfolded to denote that love is blind ... Ministere De La Culture This enhancement of the ornate translated to the commercialisation of the Victorian Valentines where the ...

The Kernersville home was built as a kind of showroom for the work of interior designer Jule Körner, who also lived there ...

According to Time Magazine, it wasn’t until the 19th century Cupid became the face of the day of love. 2. The trend of giving flowers for Valentine’s Day dates back to the Victorian Era With shades of ...

Above the harem of men and women, Cupid is depicted as blindfolded, shooting his arrow, directly positioned above Venus. The Victorian Seal on Valentine’s Day Geoffrey Chaucer of the Middle Ages was ...