18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 36

[cahn]

Starting a couple of comments earlier than usual to mention there are a couple of new salon fics! These probably both need canon knowledge.

felis ficlets on siblings!

Siblings (541 words) by felisnocturna
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: 18th Century CE RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great, Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf, August Wilhelm von Preußen | Augustus William of Prussia (1722-1758), Wilhelmine von Preußen | Wilhelmine of Prussia (1709-1758)
Summary:

Three Fills for the 2022 Three Sentence Ficathon.

Chapter One: Protective Action / Babysitting at Rheinsberg (Frederick/Fredersdorf, William+Henry+Ferdinand)
Chapter Two: Here Be Lions (Wilhelmine)

Unsent Letters fic by me:

Letters for a Dead King (1981 words) by raspberryhunter
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 18th Century CE RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great & Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig von Preußen (1726-1802)
Characters: Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig von Preußen | Henry of Prussia (1726-1802)
Additional Tags: Epistolary, Love/Hate, Talking To Dead People, Canonical Character Death, Dysfunctional Family
Summary:

Just because one's king and brother is dead doesn't mean one has to stop writing to him.

Comments

[luzula]

And you said nothing during the whole event? What restraint.

Not that I have emailed a Swedish newspaper when they got 18th century history wrong and explained it to them, or anything. (They described the reign of Charles XII as an age of rampant nationalism...)

[selenak]

Well, firstly, this wasn't an event where the audience would get to ask questions. The author/actor was interviewed on stage by the moderater in between reading excerpts from his novel. Now I could have later, when it was time for the book signing, stood in a queue and when it was my turn have delivered my historical corrections. But the autobiographical novel described his father as abusive, including some sexual molestation, which he and the moderator talked about on stage, and after that, saying "Btw, you got your Prussian history wrong" would have seemed incredibly petty. Still, I needed to vent in the safety on our online salon!

[mildred_of_midgard]

Ah, that makes sense. I suppose I would have exercised some restraint in your situation too. I have done the "well, actually" in the queue while the actor autographed the thing I'd brought him for signing, but that was all very light-hearted Star Trek canon.

I would have come to salon to vent too! And glad we are that you did. :)