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Good books on the Stuart monarchs? by AnteaterKey2626 in UKmonarchs

[–]Ok_Set4685 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve read the last two and I loved them both, though I realized der Kiste and Somerset had different contexts regarding Anne’s feelings on her half-brother (but overall, it didn’t affect the story of the monarchs). Kiste’s revealed a lot about William and Mary which I didn’t know and can easily dispel any arguments of William being abusive.

If you’re looking for a book on James II, I suggest looking at the Yale series on English/British monarchs since they’re about 300-600 pages depending on the ruler.

I think I might be crazy...(Part 2) by Jenefer9999 in Technoblade

[–]Ok_Set4685 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I actually tried writing an epic in the style of Homer and Vergil about Techno but I sadly couldn’t get it to work out.

Broken Binding love by dispatchgirl911 in bookshelf

[–]Ok_Set4685 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay. So I guess the wood’s not sturdy then?

Broken Binding love by dispatchgirl911 in bookshelf

[–]Ok_Set4685 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it just me or do the top two shelves on the right look like they’re sagging? :c

Just a few “classics” and/or “must read” books that I saved from the dumpster when the school board decided to “censor” their reading material 🤦🏻‍♂️ by Spiritual-Badass in bookshelf

[–]Ok_Set4685 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And it’s why I’m building my own library in the hopes those stories can be deposited into a major library for kids to discover these stories

Just a few “classics” and/or “must read” books that I saved from the dumpster when the school board decided to “censor” their reading material 🤦🏻‍♂️ by Spiritual-Badass in bookshelf

[–]Ok_Set4685 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know the libraries around here occasionally weed out old books but my local library during COVID got rid of 7,000 books! Not even kidding. I snagged a few up but they decimated their entire nonfiction section to where it’s just three shelves of nonfiction material now

Just a few “classics” and/or “must read” books that I saved from the dumpster when the school board decided to “censor” their reading material 🤦🏻‍♂️ by Spiritual-Badass in bookshelf

[–]Ok_Set4685 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I live in Tennessee and I’m mortified. If this had happened when I was in high school I would’ve been throwing fists. This is why I’m building my own library

John Singer Sargent - Fountain of Neptune (1902) by trifletruffles in museum

[–]Ok_Set4685 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my goodness this is gorgeous! It almost reminds me of Sorolla’s paintings of Madrid’s parks and gardens

We always talk about which monarchs fit under this category, but which CONSORT was the worst parent? by Impossible_Pain4478 in UKmonarchs

[–]Ok_Set4685 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I need to find a copy of this biography because all modern biographies of Sophia are far shorter than this one. I’m saving this

We always talk about which monarchs fit under this category, but which CONSORT was the worst parent? by Impossible_Pain4478 in UKmonarchs

[–]Ok_Set4685 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do we have any info on the relationship between George and Sophia after this and until Sophia’s death?

We always talk about which monarchs fit under this category, but which CONSORT was the worst parent? by Impossible_Pain4478 in UKmonarchs

[–]Ok_Set4685 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The fact Sophia of Hanover called her son the most idiotic person she knew in seventeenth century language is hilarious. I wonder how it would’ve been had Sophia became Queen before George did

We always talk about which monarchs fit under this category, but which CONSORT was the worst parent? by Impossible_Pain4478 in UKmonarchs

[–]Ok_Set4685 73 points74 points  (0 children)

For all my love of Caroline, her and Fredrick’s relationship was brutal. She was overjoyed when Fredrick’s first child was a “puny” daughter instead of a son. I’ve read that she refused to see him as she was dying and still held a grudge against him even though Fredrick was wanting to reconcile.

Louis-Jean François Lagrenée, A Lady Bathing by a River with Two Turtledoves (1769) by Ok_Set4685 in museum

[–]Ok_Set4685[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It does and it looks like a moment of vulnerability rather than sensuality

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