9. Victorian ladies loved to receive chocolates, especially special romantic boxes from Cadbury
The British also had their own candy hearts. However, chocolate has long been a more popular Valentine’s Day gift here. In 1868, the chocolate giant Cadbury launched their ‘Fancy Boxes’. The boxes were shaped like a heart, nicely decorated and were filled with a variety of chocolatey treats. They were launched in time for Valentine’s Day that year and were an instant hit. So much so, in fact, that the company carried on producing them in huge numbers and giving a Fancy Box to your beloved quickly became a Valentine’s Day tradition for romantic Britons.
