18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 37

[cahn]

More diaries of our favorite 18th-century Prussian diary-keeper have been unearthed and have been synopsized!

January 18th: Blessed be thou to me! Under your light, my Prince Heinrich was born!

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Re: Louis XI,le pouvoir fracassé

[mildred_of_midgard]

How could I resist a scene like

Council: *trembles*
Louis XI: Tell me what you admire most about me.
Council: *sweats, praises Louis*
Louis XI: Trust you guys to leave out the most important thing. I consolidated France from an assembly of fiefdoms into something resembling a modern state and crushed all my enemies. Now, I'm expecting you all to supper, and you can think about which of your territories you'll hand over first to the crown to put me in a good mood.

??

I ask you. :D

This will have consequences...

It has already had consequences, namely the studying of French! But I look forward to these other consequences (though I cannot tell whether you propose to write fic about Louis XI or to rec more movies).