happy february friends! for me, the main event in february is valentine’s day (even though i’m single) because it’s a super fun holiday. the other thing that comes to mind when i think of february is falling off our goals. in january I think a lot of people are riding on the high of the […]
FEBRUARY INSPO | VALENTINES DAY!! — christina and camera
I miss the chatter,
of belonging to a team —
I have found myself
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My dearest John, I received the dearest sweetest letter from my sweetheart yesterday so full of love how could I otherwise be than very happy. Sweetheart, you must not worry about me; I am very strong and tho I get such attacks of headaches etc., it is nothing serious. I am very strong. The fact […]
December 17, 1908 — 109loveletters
On this day in 1936 the instrument of the abdication of King Edward VIII was endorsed by the Westminster parliament in London.
Later on the same day, Edward spoke to the nation and the world via radio, his faltering voice revealing the deep sadness he felt, that could not fulfill his kingly duties and at the same time marry the woman that he loved, the American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
Never formally crowned King, his younger brother, George VI would be coronated the following year. Edward, known as ‘David’ to intimates, would spend the rest of his life in exile with his wife, taking the title ‘Duke of Windsor’. He died in 1972 in Paris.
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Marriage, whether motivated by romantic idealism or social necessity was a key concern for the people of rural Brittany. A number of unusual customs and superstitions once surrounded marriage and the quest for love.
Looking for Love in Brittany — Bonjour From Brittany
Ciscography 