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1. This reputedly small conqueror loved and was loved by a woman born to wealthy sugar-cane plantation owners in Martinique. She was with him during most of his campaigns. His letters to her show how passionately he loved her. Nevertheless, she was cast aside when it became obvious that she couldn't have children. Who was this 'très chic' Empress?
2. He: a recently retired baseball player. She: a high maintenance actress. Their marriage involved adultery, physical and emotional abuse and a lot of love.
Who were these mid-20th century who were married for only nine months but never truly stopped loving each other.
3. She paid a lot for her foolish love, and he nearly lost his job. He claimed that he never had sex with "that woman" but she had the blue dress to back up her claims. Who was this woman who definitely did not love wisely?
4. With his twisted interpretation of love, this man gathered people to him that truly loved unwisely. He kept them secluded at Spahn Ranch until he was ready to send them on murderous missions. He and they have been incarcerated ever since they were captured. What is the name of this horror of a person?
5. She must have truly loved him, though it's hard to understand why. An earlier, possibly incestuous relationship ended in the death of his half niece, and this unwise woman fared no better. Nevertheless, she stuck by him until the end, which was April 29, 1945. She and the man she loved died less than two full days after they were married. Who was this female fool for love?
6. A Victorian Irish author fell in love with the son of an English lord. The enraged father called the author a "posing somdomite" (spelling was the lord's). The author sued him for libel, but had to withdraw the charge when too much evidence was found supporting it. He was subsequently charged with gross indecency. Meanwhile, the young man for whose sake the author had thrown away everything said, "When you are off your pedestal, you aren't interesting." Who is the author that chose his beloved so poorly?
7. This English King had a wandering eye and a lack of an heir. This led to his falling madly in love with one of the Queen's servants. But when he was denied her favors, he imagined he was in love. No one can be sure if she was truly in love as well, but she lost her head when he became enraged by her failure to give him the son he needed. What couple am I describing?
8. The next couple were highly respected scholars in France. He seduced her in her uncle's - Canon Fulbert - home. She fell pregnant and her family were not supportive. Fulbert's friends avenged the Canon's honor by castrating the man. Both of the lovers entered holy orders and she looked to him for guidance during her entire life. What tragic couple was this?
9. If ever two people loved unwisely it was this early 20th century author and his talented, witty but schizophrenic wife. Fighting bitterly over the "material" of their relationship, they produced two novels, neither well received at the time, documenting their hard drinking, rule breaking lives together. Can you select the Lost Generation couple that didn't find happiness in each other's arms?
10. He gave up the throne for her. Or so he said. She wanted to be royalty even though she was an American. Together, they encouraged his country's enemies and were possibly spies. They made a bored and boring couple. Who were these lovers who made a bad bargain?
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