How much do you know about the romantic side of royal history? Take this quiz and find out.
Ye Royal Questions
1. Legend has it that a third century emperor made it illegal to get engaged or married in Rome. Who was the hard-hearted dictator?
(A) Caligula (B) Claudius I (C) Claudius II
(D) Nero
2. Name the saint who, according to the same legend, was beheaded for conducting wedding ceremonies in defiance of the ban.
3. Winston Churchill called this couple's romance "one of the great love stories of history." Who were they? (A) Antony and Cleopatra. (B) Napoleon and Josephine. (C) Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. (D) Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.
4. What is the name of the prince who married Grace Kelly? Spelling does count on this one!
5. In what year did Grace Kelly marry her prince? (A) 1956. (B) 1957. (C) 1958. (D) 1959.
6. True or False: Grace Kelly was married for five years before she had her first child.
7. Who did Princess Grace's daughter Caroline recently marry?
(A) Prince Laurent of Belgium. (B) Prince Maurits of the Netherlands. (C) Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein. (D) Prince Ernst of Hanover.
8. True or False: After a reign that lasted two years, Edward VIII abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson.
9. What was the title of the Duchess of Windsor's memoir? (A) I Married a King. (B) The Crown For A Heart. (C) The Heart Has Its Reasons. (D) All For Love.
10. What did the 17th century Indian emperor Shah Jahan build to commemorate his beloved wife?
Ye Royal Answers
Give yourself one point for each correct answer.
1. C. Claudius II is the emperor accused of thwarting the course of true love. He ruled from 268 to 270.
2. Saint Valentine, of course! The real St. Valentine was martyred in 270, during the reign of Claudius II, but the rest of this story cannot be substantiated. The tradition of giving gifts on Valentine's Day grew out of a pagan love festival celebrated around February 14.
3. D. Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson (the Duke and Duchess of Windsor).
4. Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco.
5. A. The wedding took place in 1956.
6. False. Princess Caroline was born nine months and five days after her parents' wedding.
7. D. Princess Caroline married Prince Ernst of Hanover on January 23, 1999.
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