Stealthy love stories make a world history island

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan . are stealthy relationships that once shocked the world.

History is always covered by extremely romantic love stories, from Napoleon and Josephine to Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson . However, there are many love affair with which they become "disasters" of history. Starting from stealing, sneaking until development becomes the subject of many literary, painting and political topics. The following 5 scandals are many of the love stories that caused a storm of public opinion and a lot of press paper. They become shocking events that greatly affect the development of popular culture in many respects.

1. Mary Godwin and Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley

This is considered one of the hottest love stories in history. The story takes place in 1814 in the area near the grave of the deceased mother, when Mary Godwin and the boy Percy Bysshe Shelley - a young poet full of dreams secretly dating. At that time, Mary was 16 and Shelley was 21 but married. Between two buddies a strange emotion, they blend together and gradually become inseparable. From then on, Mary was pregnant and Shelley was so enamored that her lover also began to be cold with his wife.

After Shelley's wife drowned at Hyde Park, Shelley and Mary got married. However, unfortunately, a few years later, Shelley was in distress at sea and his heart was brought with Mary to life.

The work is associated with love: Frankenstein.

2. Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great is a very famous emperor in Russian and world history. She is a powerful, ambitious woman but also very easygoing. Among the courtiers, the queen paid much attention to Grigory Potemkin, who was an adviser to her husband. After the coup, Czar Peter III was assassinated, Catherine the Great and Potemkin openly fell in love and ruled the Russian Empire together. According to many reviews, this is considered one of the greatest love affair and the most successful political combination in human history.

3. Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan

A scene from "The Invisible Woman" about Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan

Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan - the most difficult to explain and comment on history. A 45-year-old man with a wife and three children while at the peak of his career fell in love with an innocent girl who was only a year older than his youngest daughter. This poignant but burdensome affair lasted 13 years until Charles died and always left a mysterious mystery to mankind.

According to many research experts, Nelly's appearance has more or less influenced Charles Dickens's compositions of the time, as evidenced by Lucy Manette in the A Cities of Two Cities , Estella Magwitch in Great Expectations or Bella Wilfer in Our mutual friend . seems to be Nelly's image in real life.

4. Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

The relationship of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn has always been the subject of inspiration for many filmmakers and novelists. Anne Boleyn is a girl with a relaxed and lustful lifestyle. This personality was quickly recognized by King Henry and the king became enamored of her from there. However, because of the difference in status, Anne was determined not to be the mistress of the king, but wanted the righteous name to be wife. This in the law at that time was not approved, because men could not divorce and were allowed to marry two wives.

Henry, for his wild love, decided to break away the British church from the Roman Holy See, depose the Pope and set up his own Christian English line, allowing couples to divorce. Immediately, the king divorced Queen Catherine to marry the little girl. However, this marriage only lasted 2 years, 11 months, 21 days. Anne, because of her insolent, arrogant and unable to conquer prince, had to bear the beheaded tragedy punished by the king himself.

5. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are love stories developed after they played Antony and Cleopatra in the movie Cleopatra.

At the time of early love, Burton was 37 years old and had his wife Sybil Williams, whom he had married since he was 23 years old. And Taylor was 30 years old, 3 children and was in the 4th marriage with singer Eddie Fisher.

Despite falling in love with each other, after 10 years of marriage, two people were divorced, remarried after 16 months and ended up in each scene. This is a love affair that is "the most scandalous" in history and has a great influence on popular culture.