What 17 On-Screen Couples From Famous Historical TV Shows Look Like Now

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From beauties wearing gorgeous dresses and their suitors donning elegant tuxedos to lush interiors and rich mansions — you can find all these things in famous historical TV series. We used to run to the screen as soon as the first sounds of the show began because we really enjoyed every minute of the love story played out by our favorite actors.

Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, Pride and Prejudice

Faye Sadou / Associated Press / East News, © Pride and Prejudice / BBC and co-producers, Jordan Strauss / Invision / East News

Jacqueline Bisset and Armand Assante, Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

Jordan Strauss / Invision / East News, © Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story / Warner Bros. Television, © The Photo Access / Alamy Stock Photo

Damian Lewis and Gina McKee, The Forsyte Saga

© Alan D West / Alamy Stock Photo, © The Forsyte Saga / Granada Television and co-producers, Scott Garfitt / Invision / East News

Dominic Cooper and Charity Wakefield, Sense and Sensibility

Evan Agostini / Invision / East News, © Sense & Sensibility / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and co-producers, © charitywakefield / Instagram

Dan Stevens and Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey

Kristin Callahan / Everett Collection / East News, © Downton Abbey / Carnival Film & Television and co-producers, Invision / Invision / East News

Eleanor Tomlinson and Aidan Turner, Poldark

© Poldark / Mammoth Screen, © eleanortomlinson / Instagram, © Doug Peters / Alamy Stock Photo

George Blagden and Anna Brewster, Versailles

© Rubikon / Samsara Filmproduktion and co-producers, © Versailles / Capa Drama and co-producers, © messbrewster / Instagram

Holliday Grainger and François Arnaud, The Borgias

© The Capture / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and co-producers, © The Borgias / Showtime Networks and co-producers, Invision / Invision / East News

Tom Hiddleston and Jodie Whittaker, Cranford

Invision / Invision / East News, © Cranford / BBC and co-producers, © Doctor Who / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and co-producers

Okan Yalabık and Selma Ergeç, Magnificent Century

© Cici / Krek Film, © Muhtesem Yüzyil / TIMS Productions and co-producers, © selmaergecofficial / Instagram

Anna Maxwell Martin and Richard Harrington, Bleak House

Invision / Invision / East News, © Bleak House / BBC and co-producers, © The Chelsea Detective / BBC Studios and co-producers

Romola Garai and Jonny Lee Miller, Emma

CJ Rivera / Everett Collection / East News, © Emma / BBC Drama Productions and co-producers, DANIEL LEAL / AFP / East News

Claire Foy and Matt Smith, The Crown

Chris Pizzello / Invision / East News, © The Crown / Sony Pictures Television and co-producers, MICHAEL TRAN / AFP / East News

Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens, Jane Eyre

Invision / Invision / East News, © Jane Eyre / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and co-producers, © Lost in Space / Legendary Television and co-producers

James Purefoy and Lyndsey Marshal, Rome

© Pennyworth / DC Comics and co-producers, © Rome / BBC and co-producers, © Inside Man / Hartswood Films

Fahriye Evcen and Burak Özçivit, Love Bird

© Çalikusu / TIMS Productions, © burakozcivit / Instagram

Joanne Whalley and Timothy Dalton, Scarlett

Chris Pizzello / Invision / East News, © Scarlett / RHI Entertainment and co-producers, Jordan Strauss / Invision / East News

Do you have a favorite on-screen couple? Maybe you’ll find some interesting facts about them in one of these articles:

Preview photo credit Faye Sadou / Associated Press / East News, Pride and Prejudice / BBC and co-producers, Jordan Strauss / Invision / East News

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