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Lucy Worsley delves into the history of romance to uncover the forces shaping our very British happily ever after and how our feelings have been affected by social, political and cultural ideas.
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E1Episode 1
59 min
Lucy's romp through three centuries of love's rituals begins with the Georgian age, when the rules of courtship were being rewritten. Traditionally, marriage had been as much about business as love. Now, a glamorisation of romantic love inspired women and men to make their own romantic choices - they could flirt in newly-built assembly rooms, or elope to Gretna Green as an act of romantic rebellion.
E2Episode 2
59 min
Lucy Worsley discovers how medieval chivalry shaped Victorian courtship.
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Episode 3
59 min
Lucy Worsley concludes her series by looking at attitudes to romance in the 20th century.