Great Loves

For centuries, human history has been shaped by politics, power, and war - but what about love?

Mark Antony''s love for Cleopatra led to war between Rome and Egypt; Emperor Xuanzang of Tang relinquished the Mandate of Heaven for Yang Guifei; and the English Reformation was borne out of Henry VIII''s passion for Anne Boleyn. Over the centuries since, these great loves - and many others - have been c...