Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 47

[cahn]

We haven't had a new post since before December 25, so obligatory Yuletide link to this hilarious story of Frederick the Great babysitting his bratty little brother, with bonus Fritz/Fredersdorf!

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Re: 1764-1772 Foreign policy: Britain

[cahn]

All secretaries of state in the sixties…were firmly convinced that any state with a proper sense of its dignity and interest ought to jump at the chance of a British alliance, without any financial inducements. Foreign powers, alas, were curiously obtuse about this.

Heeee.

Also, idk, I think "SO BAD" does not necessarily contradict "but the French were even worse??" :)