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: Nancy Goldstone has nothing on this one...

[mildred_of_midgard]

"Very much one of Frederick's great loves, not just emotionally, but also intellectually."

I mean, I'm with them so far on that, but the letter thing is not great proof, yeah. But at least that's understandable and probably hasn't come up in a skit. ;)