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

Re: 18th-century-related travel advice?

[mildred_of_midgard]

Unfortunately, I can't in good conscience encourage nonessential travel at the present time. If I thought it was socially responsible to risk contributing to the further spread and mutation of the virus (which is distinct from being willing to risk personally experiencing the symptoms), I'd be going on an 18th century fannish trip myself this summer.

Sorry!

(Sadly, living during a pandemic is a more authentically 18th century experience than I ever hoped to have.)

Re: 18th-century-related travel advice?

[luzula]

Ah, okay! I have been quite careful during the pandemic, much more careful than the majority of people in Sweden, I would say. But with three vaccinations, no travel restrictions in any of the countries I travel through, and in the summer lull where the disease spreads much less, I feel the trip is a reasonable thing to do.

But I do understand that others might judge it differently!