Throughout the course of history, royal unions have been a source of widespread fascination, even if, centuries ago, they were less about matters of the heart and more about strategy and politics. But setting aside end goals and happily ever afters, we love to revel in the meet-cutes, the courtships, and the opulent, dreamy, and always Instagram-worthy (even if they didn’t know it then) weddings. In this edition of Royal Insider, we look back

Overwhelmed by the responsibilities of running a ranch on her own, Laurel Tracey decides to hire a convict—a man who’s just scary enough to take care of squatters and just desperate enough to agree to a one year post.

The years following the war have been hard on Laurel Tracey. Both her brother and her father died in battle, and her mother passed away shortly after receiving word of their demise. Laurel has been trying