18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 35

[cahn]

In the previous post Charles II found AITA:

Look, I, m, believe in live and let live. (And in not going on my travels again. Had enough of that to last a life time.) Why can't everyone else around me be more chill? Instead, my wife refuses to employ my girlfriend, my girlfriend won't budge and accept another office, my brother is set on a course to piss off everyone (he WILL go on his travels again), and my oldest kid shows signs of wanting my job which is just not on, sorry to say. And don't get me started about Mom (thank God she's living abroad). What am I doing wrong? AITA?

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[luzula]

Okay, I will gather up some replies. Also, am reading two 18th century books right now which I will eventually come back to report on...

1) cahn: Yes, my shirt is now finished except for the ruffles. You have prompted me to make a post about it, so check out the photos here.

2) mildred_of_midgard: I'm just using the dictation on Microsoft Word, which does well enough for writing up emails and comments. But no, I don't imagine you could use it for coding!

Re: loyalty kink, that can definitely appeal to me! And I am quite fond of the comrades in arms vibe, which has love and duty aligned.

Re: military history, I enjoy this blog, which has a wide range of military history stuff along with other interesting history. for example, there was a recent series on the history of fortifications.

I guess what I’ve found interesting when reading about the military history of the '45 is trying to understand how the outcome is influenced by various factors: weaponry, logistics, money, allies, training, supply, the tactical and strategic decisions made by various people, intelligence, propaganda, prior social networks before the war, etc etc.

3) selenak: Re: Margaret/Laudomia. Yes, I think Heather Rose Jones is coming at it from a perspective of exploring what might have been! Fiction, as you say, rather than a biography where you need to have supporting evidence…

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[cahn]

Excellent, I'm glad you linked to your post here because somehow I totally missed it?? (I think I've been missing a lot lately in general.)