# marriage

Historic Love and Marriages From Hell
The line between love and hate is often pretty thin, and only a short step separates the two. Likewise, marital bliss and a marriage made in hell are often separated by a…

Interesting Love Stories that Helped Shape the Modern World
“The course of true love never did run smooth”, sighs Lysander in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, after first observing…

Henry VIII’s “Ugly” Wife Ended Up Having The Last Laugh
As one of history’s most infamous kings, Henry VIII of England is most well known for one thing: his seemingly…

See Marriage, Love, and Courtship Through the Eyes of William Shakespeare
Marriage is a subject that cultures have hotly debated since antiquity. During Elizabethan England, William Shakespeare watched these social events…

Norse Mythology Shows There Was a Different Side to Vikings than Plundering and Pillaging
During the medieval ages, Vikings scoured the land from the 8th century to the 11th century. Vikings originally were not…

Benjamin Franklin’s Little Known Nooky Column
Benjamin Franklin identified himself throughout his life as a printer. He was that, but his interests and contributions to humanity…