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The tale of the two lovers, Heloise and Abelard, and their scandalous affair has incited an exodus of literature, music and art.

Hailing from 12th century Paris, both Heloise and Abelard were highly gifted intellectuals, well versed in philosophy and theology.

Heloise was a pupil of Abelard who was twenty years her senior, she is known to have striven for knowledge, truth and equality.

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For Abelard, such a woman was intriguing and he soon fell for her. Despite their illicit love being forbidden their yearnings for each other could not be repressed and their physical bodies soon joined their emotions in passionate entanglement.
Unfortunately for the couple, their passion was made public when Heloise fell pregnant out of wedlock.

To avoid the bastardisation of their child and scandal, they moved to Brittany, where Canon Fulbert –Heloise’s uncle- performed a secret marriage ceremony, not unlike Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet. However, Fulbert’s actions were misguided, as he att