Valentines
day has been around for centuries, so I've taken a look at the history behind it, finding out where on earth the idea started!
Stories about the origins of the day go back
to around AD 250, with tales of ‘Saint Valentine’, of which there is little known. We know that he was a holy priest in Rome, and was executed on the 14th February, which was how Valentines day came about. The actual idea of sending Valentines
Day cards seems to have begun in around 1400. The oldest known valentine in existence
was from Charles, Duke of Orleans, written to his wife in 1415, whilst he was imprisoned
in the Tower of London; possibly not the happiest of messages, but romantic
nonetheless.
