Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 44

[cahn]

Not only are these posts still going, there is now (more) original research going on in them deciphering and translating letters in archives that apparently no one has bothered to look at before?? (Which has now conclusively exonerated Fritz's valet/chamberlain Fredersdorf from the charge that he was dismissed because of financial irregularities and died shortly thereafter "ashamed of his lost honor," as Wikipedia would have it. I'M JUST SAYING.)

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Re: TV Take On 18th Century Imperial Marriage Counselling

[mildred_of_midgard]

That's not what "informal" in the 18th century meant for monarchs, show!

Ferdinand of Sicily: I say, if you want to be informal with a monarch, you slap them on the butt!

he did listen because he has her dog brought from Austria and reunited with her...Fast forward to the Joseph episode, where we first see Joseph from behind, and the signal that this isn't a sinister stranger is that the dog immediately recognizes him and greets him with enthusiasm.

Awww! This is a great episode and I approve of the ahistoricity!