For centuries human history has been shaped by politics power and war but what about loveMark Antonys love for Cleopatra led to war between Rome and Egypt Emperor Xuanzang of Tang relinquished the Mandate of Heaven for Yang Guifei and the English Reformation was borne out of Henry VIIIs passion for Anne Boleyn. Over the centuries since these great loves and many others have been celebrated recorded and memorialized to stand alongside the annals of war peace and politics that have moulded todays world. Great Loves celebrates historys most famous romances the joyful the tragic and the epic in one stunning visual guide showing that regardless of age race gender or orientation love has always been a force to be reckoned with.