cahn | Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 39

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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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selenak

In case you're wondering why Barbara's mother went along with this, Mitchell Senior married her first. He really wanted all that money, I guess. :(

While we have no idea how young Andrew felt about all of this, him leaving as soon as he could, and not only never marrying again but not having a mistress (of any age) that we know of (and I think Lehndorff, who knew him pretty well, liked him, and does note down mistresses, would have mentioned one) allows some speculation. Also, one of the reason why he changes his opinion of Heinrich is that he sees Heinrich taking care of helpless people (in this case POWs and people from occupied territories), which, again, allows some speculation.

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mildred_of_midgard

Also, one of the reason why he changes his opinion of Heinrich is that he sees Heinrich taking care of helpless people (in this case POWs and people from occupied territories), which, again, allows some speculation.

Oooh, I like this. Okay, that helps. Because a big problem with Mitchell and fic for me is that his work with Fritz in the Seven Years' War got him slotted into my brain under "coworker"--you may like him and you may think he's competent, but imagining his orgasms is Right Out!

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cahn

In case you're wondering why Barbara's mother went along with this, Mitchell Senior married her first. He really wanted all that money, I guess. :(

:( I don't remember this from before and it is just the cherry on top of awful :(

him leaving as soon as he could, and not only never marrying again but not having a mistress (of any age) that we know of (and I think Lehndorff, who knew him pretty well, liked him, and does note down mistresses, would have mentioned one)

This I do remember from the earlier discussion, and it is why I just really felt for him in this whole horrible story <3

I had forgotten about Heinrich, but that is quite cool, both on Mitchell's side and on Heinrich's :D