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Feb 14, 2021 · Around this time of year, the British Library’s reference team are often asked about the earliest known Valentine, supposedly a poem in our collection which was sent by the 15th-century prince Charles d'Orléans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Dec 22, 2009 · The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his...
Feb 8, 2019 · The oldest poem written in the spirit of St Valentine dates back to the 15th century. Yet surprisingly, the circumstances surrounding its creation were pretty bleak. This tale of romance and intrigue centres on Charles, duc d’Orléans (Duke of Orléans, a city in north-central France). Born into privilege in 1394, he was a prince as well as a ...
Charles d’Orleans (1394-1465), a French royal, the grandchild of Charles V, and the Duke of Orleans, has been credited with writing the first Valentine card, in the form of a poem for his wife. Charles wrote the poem in 1415 at age 21, in the first year of his captivity while being held prisoner in the Tower of London after having been ...
Dec 22, 2020 · The oldest known valentine that still exists today was a poem written in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his...
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By the time Charles d’Orleans was 21, his father had been murdered by the order of the duke of Burgundy and his mother had died. He was captured by Henry V’s army in the battle of Agincourt and taken to England, where he remained a prisoner for 25 years. He was kept in a series of noblemen’s castles where he learned English, wrote poetry ...
Feb 12, 2016 · The first known Valentine’s Day card was sent around six hundred years ago by Charles, Duke of Orleans, who wrote to his wife while in the Tower of London. Although the average card...
