10 top royal love stories

5. "Antony and Cleopatra," by Colleen McCullough

No list of famous – or infamous – royal romances would be complete without the story of Cleopatra. "Thornbirds" author Colleen McCullough was brave enough to follow in the footsteps of Shakespeare with her lively retelling of the tragic romance between Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, and Roman scion Mark Antony.

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