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Top 6 Most Famous Love Affairs in History

1. Romeo and Juliet

This is story of a love affair between two teenagers who fall in love at first sight and then marry. However their respective families did not approve of their love affair, but in spite of that they took the risk and became true lovers. Sadly, in the end they took their own lives, but for sure that must certainly be a sign of true love….

2. Cleopatra and Mark Antony

The love affair of Antony and Cleopatra was a true test of love. They fell in love at first sight. The love affair between these two people is historical. Despite all the obstacles, Anthony and Cleopatra got married. However, while Antony was fighting a battle against Romans, he was told that Cleopatra was dead…. that news was a lie, but the news so upset him that he fell on his sword. When Cleopatra heard about her lover’s death, she was shocked. And she took her own life….

3. Lancelot and Guinevere

Lancelot fall in love with Queen Guinevere who was King Arthur's wife. Their love grew slowly, but eventually it developed into a passionate love affair. Unfortunately she was eventually seized by her husband’s cronies and condemned to burn to death for her adultery. Her lover, Lancelot ended his days as a poor hermit...

4. Tristan and Isolde

This was one of the more complicated love affairs with a very sad ending. Isolde was the daughter of the King of Ireland. She was engaged to King Mark of Cornwall. Isolde fell in love with her husband’s nephew, Tristan. . The love affair continued after the marriage. When her husband learned of the love affair, he forgave Isolde, but her lover was expelled from the country. Her lover went to Brittany where he became attracted to a lady called Iseult. He was attracted to her because of the similarity of her name to his true love Isolde. He married her, but he could not make love to his wife because he had such intense memories of his love affair. He became ill and eventually died of a broken heart…..

5. Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler

Remember that novel and fabulous blockbuster film,"Gone with the wind"? The passionate love and hate relationship between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler. The many love affairs of the flirtatious, promiscuous Scarlett who couldn’t make up her mind which one of her lovers to choose. Then when she finally decides to settle on being happy with Rhett, it was too late because he had had enough and decided to move on! The novel ends with Scarlett proclaiming, "Tomorrow is another day."

6. Napoleon and Josephine

Remember that famous saying “Not tonight Josephine”? Napoleon was in his 20’s when he took a fancy to Josephine who was an older, and very rich woman. Napoleon married her for convenience, but in time, Napoleon fell deeply in love with Josephine, and she with him, but that didn’t stop either of them from having passionate love affairs with other people even though they also still had a burning passion for each other. Unfortunately they eventually split up because Josephine was unable to give Napoleon a son….