romance

Why did the priest and the choir singer die, and what was the nature of their love?

The beloved Christmas short story may have been dashed off on deadline but its core message has endured.

Is it possible to write a good Civil War romance?

According to the recent discoveries, civil rights activist, Dorothy Cotton, and King had a close romantic relationship.

Rose Cleveland declared her passion for the woman she had a relationship with spanning three decades in letter after letter.

Reflections from the author of a novel that does not shy away from the question of Lincoln's sexuality.

Loren Waldo's foolishness in the face of extreme weather remains a potent, symbolic warning.

A look at anti-miscegenation laws across the United States.

At some point, Jackie began to refer to himself not as “I” but as “we.”

“Come with me this morning to the church within our hearts, where the bells are always ringing, and the preacher whose name is Love — shall intercede for us!”

A historian assesses Donald Trump’s claim that the first president faced his own allegations of sexual assault.

For the last decade of his life, the sozzled Hemingway was in thrall to an Italian 30 years his junior.

A digital exhibit from the collections of the Strong National Museum of Play.

A biography of Stevie Nicks does little to dispel the magic.

Before Tinder, there was “Singles News.”

The marriage of twentieth-century avant-gardists Arthur Cravan and Mina Loy was blissfully happy—until his mysterious disappearance.

Joshua Speed found his BFF in Abraham Lincoln.

Flora Rose and Martha Van Rensselaer lived in an open lesbian relationship and helped found the field of home economics.

Sentimental or “fancy” valentines, as they were called, were harbingers of hope, fondness, and desire.

How did Niagara Falls become the Honeymoon Capital of the World?