Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue
Today, 14th February, will see more than 25 million lovers – or would-be lovers – send Valentine’s Day cards to the object of their affections. But who was St Valentine? And why is he associated with hearts, roses and chocolate? According to legend, the man we now know as St Valentine was a priest who clandestinely performed marriages for soldiers of the Roman Empire (who at the time were forbidden by the Emperor to wed), handing them parchment hearts to remind them of their