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: The King's Secret

[mildred_of_midgard]

Ugh, now unfixable typo:

Saint Contest: "I agree completely! That would lead to a lot of trouble, which I will try to avoid at all costs. However, you want me to adopt a stern tone to the Saxon minister [Mildred: Brühl?], which is completely contrary to what Saint Contest said to do, namely to be cautious and watchful. How do I do both?"

That's the Comte de Broglie speaking, obviously.