It turns out I do have a small breather where all my available brainpower isn't going to work or church deadlines (or kidstuff) to do salon, yay! (In a couple of days, will have to go back underground for a week or so, but I'm hoping to get at least somewhat caught up before then :) )
On Tales from Hollywood: I will definitely check it out if I am ever able (Amazon Prime, just to taunt me, has it in its lineup but then tells me it's not available... maybe it's available to non-USians?), those excerpts were so great.
When she killed herself, Thomas and Katia were unmistakably relieved
*sigh*
but Thomas' son Klaus wrote Heinrich a truly touching condolence letter which I've held in my hands when I researched Heinrich at USC which has part of his papers.
That is a lovely condolence letter <3 :(
On Margaret of Austria: She is awesome!
Margaret: composes her epitath just in case: "Here lies Margaret, the willing bride, Twice married - but a virgin when she died."
Heh, you go Margaret!
Margaret: *is so successful as governor of the Netherlands that Charles, once he's grown up, reappoints her indefinitely until her death*
Margaret: *also starts to become first her father's and then her nephew's chief representative in tricky negotiations; she ends up being called the greatest diplomat of her era*
Tales from Hollywood: well, I don't know about other parts of the world, but Amazon Prime Germany doesn't have it!
Margaret of Austria: have another vid about her! (Using, again, footage from four sources - "Maximilian" (child Margaret), "Isabel" and "La Corona Partida" (adult young Margaret) and "Carlos Rey Emperador" (Middleaged Regent Margaret - but it really works amazingly well). Once Isabella of Castile was dead, she was arguably the most powerful woman in Europe. Incidentally, in one of her negotiations, her opposite number was the other claimant of that title, Louises de Savoye, who was the mother of Francis I. and his representative and chief negotiator, as Margaret was that of her nephew Charles, which is why this particular treaty became known as the Paix des Dames.
While the odds were against women in general in the Renaissancce as well as in most other eras, there were really some great examples who were able to use their considerable abilities really well.
Incidentally, this is something to keep in mind when getting this argument:
Henry VIII: Dear first wife Catherine, I know we have a living daughter, but really, you have to admit that this is not enough. I need a male heir. Women can't do politics and rule kingdoms.
Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Isabella of Castile, sister-in-law to Margaret of Austria, aunt to Mary of Hungary (who ruled the Netherlands after Margaret): Say again?
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Starting to catch up from last post
On Tales from Hollywood: I will definitely check it out if I am ever able (Amazon Prime, just to taunt me, has it in its lineup but then tells me it's not available... maybe it's available to non-USians?), those excerpts were so great.
When she killed herself, Thomas and Katia were unmistakably relieved
*sigh*
but Thomas' son Klaus wrote Heinrich a truly touching condolence letter which I've held in my hands when I researched Heinrich at USC which has part of his papers.
That is a lovely condolence letter <3 :(
On Margaret of Austria: She is awesome!
Margaret: composes her epitath just in case: "Here lies Margaret, the willing bride,
Twice married - but a virgin when she died."
Heh, you go Margaret!
Margaret: *is so successful as governor of the Netherlands that Charles, once he's grown up, reappoints her indefinitely until her death*
Margaret: *also starts to become first her father's and then her nephew's chief representative in tricky negotiations; she ends up being called the greatest diplomat of her era*
This is AWESOME!
Re: Starting to catch up from last post
Margaret of Austria: have another vid about her! (Using, again, footage from four sources - "Maximilian" (child Margaret), "Isabel" and "La Corona Partida" (adult young Margaret) and "Carlos Rey Emperador" (Middleaged Regent Margaret - but it really works amazingly well). Once Isabella of Castile was dead, she was arguably the most powerful woman in Europe. Incidentally, in one of her negotiations, her opposite number was the other claimant of that title, Louises de Savoye, who was the mother of Francis I. and his representative and chief negotiator, as Margaret was that of her nephew Charles, which is why this particular treaty became known as the Paix des Dames.
While the odds were against women in general in the Renaissancce as well as in most other eras, there were really some great examples who were able to use their considerable abilities really well.
Incidentally, this is something to keep in mind when getting this argument:
Henry VIII: Dear first wife Catherine, I know we have a living daughter, but really, you have to admit that this is not enough. I need a male heir. Women can't do politics and rule kingdoms.
Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Isabella of Castile, sister-in-law to Margaret of Austria, aunt to Mary of Hungary (who ruled the Netherlands after Margaret): Say again?