Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 45

[cahn]

Unfortunately, there was then at Berlin a King who pursued one policy only, who deceived his enemies, but not his servants, and who lied without scruple, but never without necessity.

(from The King's Secret - by Duke de Broglie, grand-nephew of the subject of the book, Comte de Broglie, and grandfather of the physicist) )

Comments

Re: Exchanges

[selenak]

G'Kar: the last one, because I'm curious about a Londo and G'Kar relationship where Centauri Prime's colonial past is an issue BUT not (yet?) a personal act and choice of Londo's.

Byzantium: my problem is that there are so many interesting scenarios and people. I was briefly thinking of nominating the "History of Byzantium" podcast as a fandom, which would allow me to ask for historical figures who are centuries apart, but I doubt that will wash? However, it occured to me I could narrow it down by calling it something like "Byzantine Empresses RPF", and then I could ask for cneturies apart ladies like Theodora (the most famous one of that name), Irene, Theophano the innkeeper's daughter (Lady Macbeth or Scapegoat? Fanfic writer decides!) and Theophanu the HRE Empresss (here I am a bit cheating, but she's an Empress, and she's from Byzantium!). What do you think?

Re: Exchanges

[cahn]

Argh, I never replied to this! YES PLEASE, if the Powers That Be let you do so. (Sometimes they jib a bit when the people are centuries apart?)