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?

[selenak]

I see cahn already linked you to my old photo post that includes Greenwich, which definitely is a must, and while you can go there via subway, I recommend taking the boat for the sheer beauty of it if you have the time. Said post also includes Dr. Johnson's old house, which is contains a museum devoted to him. Samuel Johnson is probably one of the most famous and snarkiest Georgians, and even if you're not much interested in him in particular, it's a good example of a non-noble Georgian lodging. Also, some of the exhibition is devoted to his servant (not a euphemism for slave! Johnson was against slavery and famously snarked about the declaration of Independence, "how is it we hear the biggest yelps for liberty from the drivers of negroes?") and heir Francis Barber which includes some information about black people in Georgian London.

Again depending on your time, you might want to visit Kew Palace, which is in competition for the most attractive place the Hannover cousins left Britain and has gorgeous gardens courtesy of Fritz of Wales and his son G3. (G4 and successors had the buildings demolished, but they were restored.)

Paris: Versailles is so far away that you shouldn't be planning to do anything else on the day you go there (to Versailles). (This was intention on Louis XIV's part.) But it is a must. Within Paris, there's the Hotel de la Marine at the Place de La Concorde. a Parisian town palace full of 18th century stuff, open until 19:00 pm, on Friday even till 21:30, and you need a vaccination proof of a negative test.) This is actually the oldest museum of Paris (though not under that name), opened in 1777.

Also, a stroll through the Marais should give you lots of 18th century glimpses.