Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 39

[cahn]

Last post, along with the usual 18th-century suspects, included the Ottonians; changing ideas of conception and women's sexual pleasure; Isabella of Parma (the one who fell in love, and vice versa, with her husband's sister); Henry IV and Bertha (and Henry's second wife divorcing him for "unspeakable sexual acts"). (Okay, Isabella of Parma was 18th century.)

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Re: News from the Middle Ages

[mildred_of_midgard]

Let me know how Byzantium is, then. That's the one I was thinking of trying next. The first ten minutes of Thugs and Miracles didn't check enough of my boxes for me to continue, and that's too bad about the Italy one! (I had skipped the Matilda episode with the intent of coming back, since I had already read a bio and wanted to get to Barbarossa asap.)

Re: News from the Middle Ages

[selenak]

I've now listened up to the Theodora episode, and so far it's good - not quite the spark as History of the Germans had for me, but it's informative, entertaining and doesn't talk down, so we're good there.

Re: News from the Middle Ages

[mildred_of_midgard]

Doesn't talk down is key for me, so thank you for the report!