St. Valentine is the patron saint of lovers ... is a recent addition to Valentine's Day history. It seems to have been ...

From naff cards to ostentatious flower bouquets – St Valentine's Day may be cheesy, but there's no doubt many people love it. From its early roots nearly 2,000 years ago, via celebrated poet ...

Valentine’s Day has a history much more complex than many realize ... and finally gave way to the modern celebration of St. Valentine’s Day. The name-sake, Saint Valentine, is a mystery ...

History Detectives stares down the barrel of a shotgun for clues that one of Al Capone’s men fired it in a Chicago gang massacre that shocked the nation. The gun came to our contributor’s ...

Another common myth is that the day was named after St Valentine ... and forbid its celebration. – The first Valentine’s gift recorded in history was a poem written by Charles, the Duke ...

History shows that its roots come from the ... integrate the Lupercalia Festival with St. Valentine's Day. Saint Valentine was a third-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity ...

So, as a gift from us to you, we sifted through some of the most beloved Valentine's Day myths around, to help you sort the facts from the fiction. St. Valentine is most famously known as the ...

History Detectives stares down the barrel of a shotgun for clues that one of Al Capone’s men fired it in a Chicago gang massacre that shocked the nation. The gun came to our contributor’s ...

It was 14 February and so the letter became the very first Valentine’s Day letter in history. The story of St Valentine was passed down through the centuries and is even featured in the work of ...