But while some see it as a commercialized "Hallmark holiday," the occasion actually has ancient roots in Roman history and connections to Saint Valentine. Valentine's Day is the perfect chance to ...

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 ...

He declared Feb. 14 as the feast day of a St. Valentine, who had been martyred about 200 years before. But that theory emerged in an 1807 book without any evidence to support the connection ...

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 ...

Hence, they continued to celebrate the festival with the name of a priest of the Roman church, St. Valentine, who died on February 14th. Lupercalia was replaced by the name St. Valentine by Pope ...

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 ...

Themes: celebrating St Valentine's Day; the life of St Valentine; customs associated with St Valentine's Day; saints. Summary: This assembly celebrates St Valentine's Day, which falls on 14 ...

Elinor receives a valentine unexpectedly. She considers what Richard Morrison has written and how it might sway her, if she cared. Letty, Elinor's niece, believes she is going to get a valentine ...

Elinor receives a valentine unexpectedly. She considers what Richard Morrison has written and how it might sway her, if she cared. Letty, Elinor's niece, believes she is going to get a valentine ...