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: Trashy Faves and Poisons

[mildred_of_midgard]

You and me both, because I heard it in a podcast. However, I then googled and came across this detailed article on Frances which you might find useful, especially in terms of who confessed what.

Thank you! I have bookmarked it for when my detective energies are not focused on 1768-1772. (My plan re The King's Secret, btw, since the boring part lasted for hundreds of pages, is to focus on reading up on 1768-1772 from a variety of perspectives and take notes, then to come back to Broglie's take on that period, then to do a series of write-ups for salon, including the Chevalier d'Eon, Broglie, and "things I, Mildred, have learned about 1768-1772.")