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Duke and Duchess of Windsor with their pugs
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII and Mrs Wallis Simpson) shown with their beloved pug dogs. The dogs are wearing rather stylish coats

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, sees his beloved Beatrice
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, best known for his long narrative poem, the Divine Comedy, sees his beloved Beatrice Portinari on the Lung Arno, Florence

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) stares lovingly into the face of her beloved husband Prince Consort Albert (1819-1861). Date: circa 1950s

Daphne Flees Apollo
She is beloved by Apollo, but has vowed to remain a virgin, so she flees him and when he nearly catches her, changes into a bay or laurel tree : her leaves become a symbol

Frog Prince (Anderson)
DER FROSCHKONIG The Princess promises friendship to the Frog if he will retrieve her beloved golden ball which has fallen into his pond

Semele and Zeus
Beloved by Zeus, Semele (daughter of Cadmus) is tricked into asking him to appear to her in all his splendour; he reluctantly does so, and she burns up

ENDYMION
Endymion, beloved by the Moon- goddess Selene, sleeps - eternally young - on Mount Laetmus, where she visits him nightly, eventually bearing him fifty daughters

Greece Styx
The river Styx was believed to flow down to Hades, hence the adjective Stygian, beloved of poets, for hellish darkness

A couple standing together - reverse silhouette
Interesting reverse silhouette card from The Netherlands - this card set within an oval - shows a couple standing together - clearly much in love. Date: circa 1910s

Taj Mahal (interior), Agra, India - the mortuary temple of Mumtaz Mahal, the beloved wife of the Indian Emperor Shah Jahan. Date: circa 1920s

Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg at tomb of Charlotte
Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg at the Tomb of his beloved Princess Charlotte, who died in childbirth at the age of 21. Date: 1817

A Young man signals his amorous intentions to his beloved - she seems to be weighing up his proposal'... Date: circa 1904

Smart Gent sits beneath a tree and thinks of his love
Smart Gent sits beneath a tree with his lute, dreaming of his sweetheart and composing some lines of romantic poetry and song

Queen Victoria - Mourning card 1901
A sombre postcard published on the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 (sent on 18th February 1901) - quotes by Alfred Austin

LAURA DE NOVES or DE SADE beloved by the Italian poet Petrarch : an unfortunate victim of the Black Death (bubonic plague). Date: 1308 - 1348

LUCY SACHEVERELL The beloved Lucasta of Lovelace's poems but who, on learning of his death in 1658, married another Date: FLOURISHED 1658

Cartoon, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Byron -- Byron's reputation is besmirched by Harriet Beecher Stowe in her biography : England rises to the defence of its beloved poet. Date: 1869

CANINE GRAVESTONE
The grave of Marquise and Tony deceased dogs of Princesse Lobanof, in the Asnieres-sur-Seine dog cemetery on the outskirts of Paris, France. Date: 1930s

Advert for Heinz, 1925 and the 57 varieties beloved of the local grocer Date: 1925

Evangeline is an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published in 1847 which describes the separation of Evangeline and her beloved Gabriel during the expulsion of the Acadian community from Nova

The Gateway to the Taj Mahal, Agra, India. The Taj Mahal was the Mortuary Temple built by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Date: circa 1930s

Postboy on a cutout romantic card
Postboy with a delivery on a cutout romantic card -- To my Hearts Beloved. Date: circa 1890s

CALLIRRHOE
She is the daughter of a river god, and the beloved of Alcmaeon

LOVE LETTER RECEIVED
A letter from her beloved... Date: circa 1905

HAPPY RECIPIENT
A girl is delighted to have received a Valentine from her beloved Date: circa 1860

Gentleman on his knees professing his love to his beloved
Interesting reverse silhouette card from The Netherlands - this card set within an oval - shows a gentleman on his knees professing his love to his beloved, perhaps offering a proposal of marriage

Bernger Von Horheim (late 12th century). of the court of Henr
Bernger Von Horheim (late 12th century). German poet of the court of Henry IV. The poet with his beloved holding a dog in her lap, a symbol of fidelity. Fol

Dante / Virgil / Purgatorio
Now the fair consort of Tithonus old, arisen from her mates beloved arms, look d palely o er the eastern cliff. Date: First published: 1307-21?

Absence cannot hearts divide - a young American bride awaits for the return of her beloved. Date: circa 1910

Consecration of king Charles X of France (1757-1826) in the
Charles X (1757-1836). King of France and Navarre. Consecration of Charles X of France in the Cathedral of Reims, on May 29, 1825. Engraving by Kaeseberg. History of France, 1881. Colored

Der Wilde Alexander, poet of the 13th century, greets his beloved while hes riding. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 412r. University of Heidelberg

Annie Laurie
ANNIE LAURIE of Maxwelton, beloved by William Douglas of Fingland, to whom the ballad is attributed, but who married Alexander Fergusson of Craig- darroch, promises forgotten... Date: 1680S - 1760S

Gossip about Fairies 38
Scylla, a beautiful water nymph, is beloved by Glaucus, but a jealous rival, Circe, will turn her into a monster with six heads, each with three rows of teeth

Dumb Cake Custom
BAKING THE DUMB-CAKE At Hallowe en, St Johns Eve or other feasts, young women bake a cake in expectation of seeing their beloved : it must be done in total silence

Grieving Husband plays his violin to his dead wife
Your Favourite Song - A grieving Husband plays his violin to his dead wife whilst their daughter reads her picture book, oblivious to the moderately bizarre tableau a couple of feet to her right

WW1 - Keep a Brave Heart, Darling! A girl in a pretty pink dress gives her beloved a final embrace before he headed off to the horrors of the Western Front. Date: 1914

WW1 - To My Dear One - A Drummer pens a poem to his love, using his magnificent bass drum as a writing stand. " Though from your side I am away; My thoughts are with you night & day; With eyes

Advert for State Express Cigarettes 1912
An Inspiration - an advertisement for State Express Cigarettes, showing a very smart dapper young gent wooing his beloved

The Regent Philippe of Orleans (1674-1723) with Louis XV (1710-1774) as a child in the Parliament. Engraving. Colored

Louis XV of France (1710-1774). King of France and Navarre
Louis XV of France (1710-1774). Louis the Beloved. King of France and Navarre. Louis XV and the Dauphin in the Batlle of Fontenoy, War of the Austrian Succession, 1745. Engraving by Dupre

Middle Ages. Lovers. Miniature. Chantilly Castle. France

Charles VI (1368-1422), the Beloved. King of France. Charles
Charles VI (1368-1422), the Beloved. King of France from 1380 to his death. Charles IVs secretary Pierre Salmon presents the manuscript to Charles VI. Miniature. 15th century. France National Library

Coronation in Reims of Charles Vi of France. Chronicle of Je
Charles VI (1368-1422), called the Beloved. King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. Coronation in Reims. Chronicle of Jean Froissart. Conde Museum. Chantilly. France

Charles VI the Beloved. The madness of Charles VI
Charles VI the Beloved (1368-1422). King of France (1380-1422). The madness of Charles VI. Fifteenth-century miniature of the Chronique d Enguerrand de Monstrelet. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Pteffel, poet of the 13th century, fishing for his beloved. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 302r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

Cartoon, The gift from France, WW1
Cartoon, The gift from France, showing a German lady receiving a simply adorable gift from her soldier, a severed hand on a necklace. Date: 1915

Peruvian Husband, Wife
Peru : a native of the Panos people travels with his wife, whom he treats as a beast of burden, not so much the beloved companion of his life, more an alternative donkey Date: circa 1870

Charles VI Le Bien-Aime
CHARLES VI LE BIEN-AIME ( the Well-Beloved ) but also LE FOU ( the Mad ) because he believed himself made of glass : he was Henry Vs father-in-law. Date: 1368 - 1422

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