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Frederick the Great and Other 18th-C Characters, Discussion Post 31
And in this post:
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luzula is going to tell us about the Jacobites and the '45!
-I'm going to finish reading Nancy Goldstone's book about Maria Theresia and (some of) her children Maria Christina, Maria Carolina, and Marie Antoinette, In the Shadow of the Empress, andselenak is going to tell us all the things wrong with the last four chapters (spoiler: in the first twenty chapters there have been many, MANY things wrong)!
-mildred_of_midgard is going to tell us about Charles XII of Sweden and the Great Northern War
(seriously, how did I get so lucky to have all these people Telling Me Things, this is AWESOME)
-oh, and also there will be Yuletide signups :D
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luzula is going to tell us about the Jacobites and the '45!-I'm going to finish reading Nancy Goldstone's book about Maria Theresia and (some of) her children Maria Christina, Maria Carolina, and Marie Antoinette, In the Shadow of the Empress, and
selenak is going to tell us all the things wrong with the last four chapters (spoiler: in the first twenty chapters there have been many, MANY things wrong)!-
mildred_of_midgard is going to tell us about Charles XII of Sweden and the Great Northern War(seriously, how did I get so lucky to have all these people Telling Me Things, this is AWESOME)
-oh, and also there will be Yuletide signups :D
Re: The Great Northern War: Overview
Well, that's good, because I have a Pulitzer-winning prize biography for you for Christmas! Just let me know when you have time to read a new book, and I'll gift it to you. (And Zweig!)
I find Peter very interesting to learn about, never a dull moment, but he doesn't push my feels buttons. Whereas I have a *thing* for career generals, have several faves there. I admit Peter is more interesting and three-dimensional for the average person who doesn't have a thing for career generals. :P
Re: The Great Northern War: Overview
Re: The Great Northern War: Overview
(I admit my love for Hannibal is based on 19th century scholarship that I later found out may have been outdated, but I don't care. I still love Hannibal, which I justify by remembering that all my generals are just fictional representations in my head anyway. :P)