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cahnI'm trying to use my other account at least occasionally so I posted about my Yuletide gifts there, including the salon-relevant 12k fic that features Fritz, Heinrich, Voltaire, Fredersdorf, Saint Germain, Caroline Daum (Fredersdorf's wife), and Groundhog Day tropes! (Don't need to know canon.)
Re: Voltaire: The Age of Louis XIV: 3
Date: 2023-01-22 08:10 pm (UTC)Hahaha. Tangentially, allow me to remind everyone that when Cosimo III "the Bigoted" de Medici (father of Gian Gastone) did his Grand Tour and went to England, he had to sit through a whole speech praising his ancestors for their support of the sciences and specifically Galileo, while he of course thought the Church was in the right!
though revengfe may speak the truth, this satire, which contradicts his public history, has not always the appearance of it.
(Voltaire: I know whereof I speak.)
Selena the also witty!
This is not a bad goal to have for someone writing a history.
Yeah, good for him! I remember when he and Fritz had this exchange:
Voltaire: Who even knows if the myths of the Romans and Greeks are true.
Fritz: Me, I know! Let me tell you about Rheinsberg and Remus.
Voltaire: Allow me to explain the concept of source criticism.
Fritz, *backpedaling like mad*: Yes, that's what I meant! I just wanted to share this local German story with you. Who even knows if it's true. *cough*
Thank you as always for the amazing write-up! I might have to check this out in French someday.
Re: Voltaire: The Age of Louis XIV: 3
Date: 2023-01-23 07:30 am (UTC)Thank you as always for the amazing write-up! I might have to check this out in French someday.
You're welcome - it was fun. Even when not bitching about Fritz, Voltaire is immensely readable. :)