Ah, okay, I didn't realize that was a trope. I knew the stories of Constanze giving birth in a tent (and knew it wasn't true), and Joan of Arc, etc., of course, but not the punchline. Thank you for clarifying.
I would really prefer a contemporary mentioning the story in a letter or diary or memoir, preferably someone who actually is on good enough terms with any of the participants, or at least their staff, to make it likely someone slipped, or confided in them.
Oh, I agree, I don't believe a thing until we have an actual source that isn't Wikipedia or some random blog post that gets a dozen minor details wrong.
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Re: Dogs and Ferdinand
Date: 2021-03-30 12:25 pm (UTC)I would really prefer a contemporary mentioning the story in a letter or diary or memoir, preferably someone who actually is on good enough terms with any of the participants, or at least their staff, to make it likely someone slipped, or confided in them.
Oh, I agree, I don't believe a thing until we have an actual source that isn't Wikipedia or some random blog post that gets a dozen minor details wrong.