Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 48

[cahn]

Some awesome historical RPF candyheartsex stories for meeeeee (or by me, in one tiny case) with historical characters! I'm just going to note whom the stories are about here. They are all so good!!

Anne Boleyn/Catherine of Aragorn
Frances Howard and Frances Coke (or: James I's court was basically a HOTBED of scandal, omg)

And two that are also historical RPF but also consistent with the Jude Morgan novel The King's Touch, which is an excellent historical novel narrated by James ("Jemmy") Scott, Duke of Monmouth, Charles II's illegitimate son.

Princess Henrietta of England (Charles II's sister and wife of Philippe I duc d'Orleans)
James of Monmouth/William/Mary

Comments

Re: He, too, is Alexander?

[selenak]

I'm still tickled by SD being code-named Olympia, though.

As am I. And that FW was not code-named Philip, but Vitellius, and just how much of a diss that was didn't really sink in until I brushed upon my Year of the Three Emperors. But Fritz being just plain Junior is best.

What occurs to me was that in Macedon, Alexander could probably (we'll never know for sure) sit by and watch everyone else plot to kill Philip, without having to be the driver. In 18th century Prussia, that's not going to happen

Good point. For all that FW was convinced of the truth of the Evil Catholic Plot against him, and for all that Fritz and SD were at different times in cahoots with various ambassadors against him, murder simply is another league, and I don't think any of the usual suspects would have started something like that. Alexander is definitely have to give the first signal. As to him being better at conspiracies than young Fritz, no doubt.

Whereas Voltaire, if I'm recalling correctly, was considered better in company, not only sparkling with wit but making his fellow conversationalists shine more. (This is why I wish we had recordings of the Sanssouci round-tables ca 1750!).

James Boswell, you were born too late for this most important task. He'd have been perfect to record those conversations, he'd have remembered very much of the conversation, too...

Re: He, too, is Alexander?

[cahn]

James Boswell, you were born too late for this most important task. He'd have been perfect to record those conversations, he'd have remembered very much of the conversation, too...

Oh GOSH. Now I am absolutely unhappy that Boswell wasn't born in the right place at the right time for this!