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Scandal, Romance, and Resilience: Love Island through History
TLDR Love Island through history has been filled with scandalous affairs, tragic executions, resilient contestants, and unexpected romances, showcasing the complexities of love and relationships in different time periods. From Catherine Howard's multiple affairs to Peter the Great's tumultuous love life, the historical Love Island has never been short on drama.
Timestamped Summary
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Last year's winners of the historical Love Island were Stanley Baldwin and the Empress Theodora, and this year they are introducing new archetypes for the contestants.
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King Charles II, known as the Merry Monarch, was a popular and fun-loving king who had a lot of mistresses, loved pranks, and bantered with his friends, even though he had a troubled past and a pious wife.
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Catherine Howard, one of Henry VIII's queens, was a minx who engaged in multiple affairs, including with her music teacher and the secretary of her stepmother, before catching the eye of Henry VIII himself and becoming his wife.
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Catherine Howard is arrested, taken to the Tower of London, and executed, while historian David Loads describes her as a "stupid and oversexed adolescent" in his book.
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Emma Hart is sent to Naples by her lover, William Hamilton, who later falls in love with her and marries her, but their relationship becomes complicated when Horatio Nelson enters the picture and has an affair with Emma, causing a scandal and public humiliation for William.
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Zoe, a Byzantine empress, faces a series of unfortunate events including failed marriages, banishments, and the blinding of her nephew, but she remains resilient and a crowd favorite.
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Pepea Sabina, the wife of Emperor Nero, is a fashionable and influential woman who would be a valuable asset for sponsors, but her troubled past and desire for a partner who can help her succeed make her a complicated contestant.
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Emperor Nero becomes infatuated with Papaya Sabina, accuses her of adultery, sends his wife Octavia to a remote island, has her executed, and eventually kicks Papaya to death.
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Peter the Great has a tumultuous love life, exiling and executing his wives and mistresses, including impaling one man and beheading another.
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Mary Fisher, a Quaker minister, faces persecution in America but manages to convert the governor of Barbados to become a Quaker and even meets the Ottoman Sultan, while Tony Ben, a former Labour Party member, experiences an unexpected heartstring tug when he is stung by a wasp on his private parts.
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Tony Benn, a former Labour Party member, had a touching love story with his wife Caroline, and after her death, developed a platonic romance with Natasha Kaplinsky, the first winner of Strictly Come Dancing.
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The final couples on Love Island are Peter the Great and Popeia Sabina, Catherine Howard and Horatio Nelson, Emperor Zoe and Charles II, and Mary Fisher and Tony Benn, with the British public likely to vote for Tony Benn and Mary Fisher as the winners.
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