Gory history of Saint Valentine's Day – beheadings, goat sacrifice and bloodthirsty emperor

A woman opening a traditional Valentine

Valentine’s Day has a bloody history seemingly unfitting of the cuddly romance we see today. Where there now are romantic cards and gifts, there once was the swish of an axe Valentine’s Day greetings may have originated around the 14th century ( Image: Getty Images/Tetra images RF) The only thing that gets beheaded on Valentine’s … Read more