The plot of An Ideal Husband isn’t as absurd as that of Oscar Wilde’s best-known play, The Importance of Being Earnest — there’s no mention, for instance, of a baby in a carpet bag — but it’s still a ...

MANHATTAN (CN) - Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson's dramatization of scandalous love affairs in the Victorian art world does not violate two similar screenplays, a federal judge ruled. U.S.

When people think of historical romance, the most common images conjured up are probably set in the Regency period. It’s the era of Jane Austen, empire-waist gowns, and bonnets everywhere. But there’s ...

A selection of Victorian love letters written by the parents of a former prime minister are being published online for Valentine's Day. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you ...

Along with the Roman goddess of marriage, Juno, Valentine’s Day honors the Christian martyr St. Valentine. Persecuted by the Roman Emperor in A.D. 273, St. Valentine enjoys a legacy that has been ...

It was an era known for its prudishness with any show of flesh below neck much frowned upon. But now a racy Victorian manual offering tips and ‘secrets’ of love making has been found in a Highland ...

A selection of Victorian love letters written by the parents of a former prime minister are being published online for Valentine’s Day. The letters were written in 1843 by James Maitland Balfour, then ...