This Valentine’s Day, as we exchange stylised hearts in celebration of love, we might pause to remember that the power of the heart has been a symbol of life, death and everything in between for ...

It is unclear how the shattered heart symbol became the most popular way to signify heartbreak. After all, the historic record ... What does this mean? I can't tell you. I can't read 17th-century ...

The heart icon becomes a major symbol for medieval heraldry ... idea of the heart has taken on innumerable meanings. It is the center of all functions, feelings, and thoughts.

Valentine's Day is all about the hearts: heart-shaped chocolates, cards, balloons and even pizza. But the heart hasn't always just been a symbol of romance. Across cultures and centuries ...