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If I remember correctly, the story about William, Bentinck and the innkeeper's daughter was shared around by none other than Keppel's father-in-law, which, considering William III was close with Keppel and the latter's family might suggest that this was a titbit William himself may have shared as a joke or anecdote from his younger years.

However guarded his public persona, he appears to have been a very warm, personable character when among people he considered his friends, so there might be a grain of truth to this story, which, given it is hearsay recorded by a third party at best, should still be taken with a pinch of salt.

That said, Hans-Willem Bentinck and William III were close friends ever since Bentinck had started out in William's service as a page in their middling teens, and William, too, was involved in Bentinck's romantic life.

William tried his best to convince his cousin Charlotte Philliberthe van Nassau-Beverweerd, whom Bentinck had fallen one-sidedly in love with, to marry his best friend, but it appears that "Lott", as William called her, was not interested in Bentinck's attention. She never replied to any of William's letters on the subject despite promising to give an answer, and Bentinck, presumably heartbroken at the rejection, met and married his first wife Anne Villiers, coincidentally a lady in the retinue of William's own new wife Mary, a few years later.

Here, again, William stepped in to help his best friend's romantic life along: because the Villiers family could not raise a suitable dowry, which prevented their daughters from marrying and thus necessitated their 'working' for their own upkeep in court positions, William stepped in and settled a dowry on Anne so that she and Bentinck could get married with some financial security and according to their social status as nobles.

It's quite interesting to think that William, who for himself considered marriage as a matter of state as per the nature of his position, saw the value in and appeal of marrying for love, and did what was in his power to see his friend happy, and in love.

Perhaps Bentinck's romantic streak, displayed in several luckily preserved letters to Anne, rubbed off on William to some degree as well, seeing as, given time, he and his wife Mary, too, developed a close and very loving relationship.

based on that one rumor/anecdote about them

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Just to add that "Snotty" is a colloquialism of the time with a set meaning and should not be mixed up with someone being snooty, and thus does not refer to Hornblower's quiet awkwardness that may be misread as conceitedness by those around him.

The term "snotty" as a demeaning nickname for a midshipman refers to the fact that most midshipmen would start their naval careers very young (and indeed both the books and the series, if memory serves, comment upon the fact that Hornblower is uncharacteristically 'old' to be a midshipman at 17). "Snotty" more specifically refers to the runny nose a young midshipman, still a child and away from home for the first time, might get from crying from homesickness.

With that information in mind, Simpson calling Hornblower "Snotty" is not only a way of calling him a greenhorn or beginner whose place is at the bottom end of the hierarchy, he also tries to hurt him by essentially calling him a child, which is the sort of insult that is likely to land with a 17-year-old away from home for the first time.

At the same time, Simpson calling Honrnblower "Snotty" and Archie Kennedy "boy" or getting overly familiar by using his first name/nickname (as Archie is likely short for Archibald) as one would at this point in time only when addressing a child, but never an adult, also reveals a lot about his own insecurities.

By highlighting how allegedly young, immature, inexperienced and childish Horatio and Archie are in his eyes, he tries to cover up his own shortcoming in having failed his Examination for Lieutenant often enough to have reached an age where most of his peers have already moved on to higher ranks while he is stuck in a job that is usually regarded as an entry-level position for boys as young as 13, without any realistic chances of ever reaching a more senior role aboard ship.

Horatio may be unusually 'old' to start out his naval career, but Simpson is unusually 'old' to still be a midshipman after what may at this point be a decade or more spent at sea, and, sensing that both Horatio and Archie have the capabilities that will lead to them very likely 'jumping the queue' and becoming lieutenants ahead of him, he will torment them for as long as he, in his position as most senior midshipman aboard the Justinian, still wields a modicum of power over them.

Going fucking insane over the significance of names in Hornblower once again and I have no one to tell. The autism is winning. But my god I can dissect all of an even chance

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So, I ordered the above painting on Wish and this is what I got:

Jan Davidz. de Heem (flower garland) and Jan Vermeer van Utrecht (portrait), Flower Garland with Portrait of William III of Orange, Aged 10, between 1659 and 1666.

Jan Davidz de Heem, Eucharist in Fruit Wreath, 1655-1660 x

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Thank you for the tag, friend!

Last Song: Schwedischer Postbot den verlorenen Tylli zu suchen - Playfords.

Favourite colour: emerald green, dark red, and whatever grey-green-blue colour the Atlantic is in my favourite spot.

Sweet/savoury/spicy: all of these have their allure, at the right time!

Currently watching: I'm not currently watching anything new, really, mostly re-watching favourite classics such as All Creatures Great and Small or The First Churchills whenever I feel like it.

Relationship status: [not information I tend to put on the internet]

Current obsession: Dare I say it? This.

Tagging whoever would like to participate!

Nine people i'd like to get to know better:

Tagged by: @bell-of-indecision, thank you so much for tagging me <3

Last Song: Gmfu by Odetari,6arelyhuman

Favourite colour: Dark red, violet, pink

Currently watching: Death note, ep6

Spicy/Savoury/Sweet: Spicy

Relationship status: Single

Current Obsession: Mbti types and cognitive functions.

Tagging: @somin-yin @a-cloud-for-dreams @axepen @hinsaa-paramo-dharma @basic-bitch-alkali @rhysaka @blackknight-100 @squishywizardd @reykalot

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Thanks for the tag, my friend!

Movements and politics of the Royal Navy in Boston, c. 1774-1776.

The Graves-Gwillim-Simcoe family in the 18th century

The later Stuarts from Charles II to William and Mary

Bread baking

Baroque opera

Tagging @defensivelee, @unanchored-ship and @clove-pinks, and who ever else would like to participate!

List 5 topics you can talk on for an hour without preparing any material.

Thank you for tagging me @the-20th-century-girl!

1. Palaeontology: I didn't get a PhD for nothing and even though it's been years since my thesis defense, I'm sure I could still do the full presentation without preparation. I dedicated three years of my life to this (ten if you count my bachelor's and master's degrees as well) and I certainly don't mind talking about this childhood dream of mine or the issues surrounding academia, especially here in Germany.

2. Ghosts and anything Six Idiots related: the Six Idiots have been such a huge part of my life for the last few years even my family now knows who I'm talking about when I mention Thomas lol. They're lucky the original Ghosts isn't on TV here or I definitely would have made them watch it with me (on that note, I made my dad watch Bill last year and he enjoyed it!).

3. The Lord of the Rings: the films and then the books changed my life 23 years ago and if prompted, I will happily discuss why the Eagles were not the solution to the ring problem and why the Silmarillion is absolutely incredible and not dry and boring at all. Oh, and don't get me started on the musical or I will lament for an hour about the Springle Ring not being on the cast recording.

4. Survival stories: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 is just the latest in a line of survival stories that I have been fascinated by over the years. I'm sure I could talk about it for an hour alone but there's also the Franklin Expedition, the Donner Party, the Endurance Expedition, the Terra Nova Expedition, the Batavia shipwreck ... I think you get my point. There is just something about humans facing such extremes adversities and, if they're lucky, rising above them that I find deeply touching.

5. Animals in captivity: a few years ago, the documentary Blackfish opened my eyes to all the issues surrounding animals in captivity. I will never forget the pictures of Orca teeth being so far eroded that you can see the root canal or that one time my palaeo prof took one look at a skeleton and promptly asked if the specimen came from a zoo because he could immediately tell by the deformed bones and worn teeth. I don't try to convince people not to go to zoos because it's none of my business to tell them how to live their lives but if asked I do tell them why I don't visit those places anymore in the hopes that they too will realise that a fun day out for them is a lifetime of miserable imprisonment for the animals they claim to love.

Honorable mention goes to History because I have been fascinated by a wide range of historical topics over the years (the Pacific theatre of war, Chernobyl and nuclear power, the Plague, Napoleonic Wars, Ancient Rome, mountaineering history, medical history ...) and could talk about any of them for hours if prompted.

Tagging @amalthea9, @professorlehnsherr-almashy and @ginevralinton but no pressure!

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I am honestly not following many podcasts in German, as the ones I listen to tend to be either in English or French. I don't know what exactly you're looking for in terms of personal taste and topics, but here are four personal recommendations:

Tatort Kunst (Deutschlandfunk) and Kunstverbrechen - True Crime meets Kultur (NDR) are two formats that look at art crimes, just as it says on the tin. Topics span from forgeries, thefts and shady art dealers to Raubkunst, repatriaton and the legacy of colonialism in western museums. I prefer Tatort Kunst, but both are quite interesting if you're interested in art, and crime.

Dunkles Österreich (Christian Vajk) is a podcst about places in Austria that have a distinct, and in some way, shape, or form 'dark' history. The author, who finds many of these places on his hiking trips, retells their stories and disentangles fact from fiction. He does this really well, harnessing a predilection for the morbid and curious to bring attention to fascinating micro-histories from the middle ages to the 20th century. I really like, and can only warmly recommend this podcast. The gentleman is Austrian, but his accent is light and he's easy on the Austria-specific vocabulary.

Epochentrotter (Katharina and Marvin Gedigk) deal in (reception) history, from tackling well-known topics (Who was Robin Hood? Why is Albrecht Dürer so famous?) to delving into the history behind popular shows with a historical setting to presenting astonishingly niche topics to trying to find out how novelists writing about history work, they're doing a good job at explaining history and how we perceive it.

I have no clue in how far you can access this outside Germany, but the ARD Audiothek encompasses the podcasts produced by the public radio/tv stations in Germany. Not all but some (most of their true crime podcasts and the classic literature readings, for all I can tell) are also accessible on Spotify. There is something for every taste there, so this might be a good place to start!

If anyone has any personal recs they'd like to share, please do!

Me: wow, not living in a German speaking country for a while has made my speaking and listening a bit rusty. I should look for something to listen to for practice.

The search results when I look for podcasts in German: Do you need something about grammar? Perhaps someone speaking to you slowly like a child? Simple sentences?

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The second poll rating old-timey actresses featuring Hermoine Baddeley.

I have tried my best for her in the last poll, so I'll just link it, and say it again: vote Hermione for her great-great-grandmother Mary Baddeley, who had one of the wildest, most romantic and criminally obscure biographies: a beautiful runaway bride, a shipwreck, a star-crossed admirer (who isn't her husband) determined to wait a lifetime for her love, lovers separated by a war, and a baby - why don't we have a series on her yet?

What's also really neat is how much Hermione resembles her equally famous (and charmingly romantic) great-great-grandfather, Sir Henry Clinton:

Hot Vintage Stage Actress Round 1

Hermione Baddeley: Sara in Tobias and the Angel (1932 West End); Rise Above It (1941 London); A La Carte (1948 West End)

Fay Templeton: Cleopatra in Broadway to Tokio (1900 Broadway); Mary Jane Jenkins in Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway (1906 Broadway); Aunt Minnie in Roberta (1933 Broadway)

Propaganda under the cut

Hermione Baddeley:

shes so hot like woof woof! i love her whole vibe and i crave her gender

Fay Templeton:

Fat drag king swag lets fuckin gooooo

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Behold, the vile creature who introduced his 15-year-old mail order bride to his 11- and 8-year-old daughters with the words "I have brought you a new play-fellow."

Bonus point: having a brother named Charles who happens to be king.

Sorry, I had to do it. (Well actually I am not sorry.)

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individual post for Charlie cuz my man deserves the spotlight!!!

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Thank you for the tag, my friend!

Mambo No. 5, but make it baroque.

17th century alternate history, hinging on the question which historical monarch would make a good girldad, only for him to die prior to assuming that parental role to his daughter.

18th century local man, whose dream job would have been being a housewife, lives the found family trope under the most dramatic circumstances imaginable. He hates drama, and yearns for a quiet time. Alas Fate, much like Tumblrinas, enjoys a middle aged, psychologically and physically not quite healthy man with a receding hairline and 40-something years experience in cultivating social awkwardness to be subjected to a horse plinko of suffering.

Early 19th century alternative timeline that definitively has both George IV and Caroline of Brunswick rotating in their graves like a kebab spit.

Tagging everyone who would like to participate!

Summarize my wips badly

My main was tagged by the wonderful @aragarna but if the stories ever see the light of completion they'll end up here and Ao3

Not dead Archie and Horatio have a spiderman meme stand off in a theatre 10 years after the events of Mutiny/Retribution, while Kitty takes sketches (highly unlikely this will ever leave my phones notes or the video calls with @amalthea9 )

What shall we do with the drunken sailor, captain, middies, Lieutenants? Is this mugwort?? Mama Mia drunk Bracegirldle. The french should attack rn now or else I'll sink this ship myself - love the long suffering sober ships doctor

*screaming* *more screaming* Archie :)

Henry Morgan and Matt Devlin vs Aphrodite in "murder mystery Groundhog day électrique boogaloo" (I swear I'll update the story)

Putting Troy and Jones into supernatural situations or yk an average day in Midsomer, whose to say?

Son of a witch (innocent) bonds with mountain guardian (certified badass) to fuck up (evil) dudes in pointy hats (witchfinders) who like to burn people out of spite, after sister got turned into flying blossom lady (the silly goose).

Just me,myself and my 1k research project on the solar invictus twink who haunts the area and happens to appear in every museum I've been too the past few months [beloved paper]

Entitled list of 220 years of yearning for a job which would kill me probably within the first year if I return to 1802<3

There is no such thing as a good morning in Vietnam [derogatory research paper, detested, despised even better give me a good grade or else]

Boat things in 1800 not yet turned into Hornblower comic :[

@ariel-seagull-wings @amalthea9 @acrossthewavesoftime

I have a lot of wips, especially poems cause you never really know when a poem is complete <3

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If you receive this, you make somebody happy! Go on anon and send this to 10 of your followers who make you happy or somebody you think needs cheering up. If you get one back, even better. 🩵💜🩷🖤🩶🤍

Awww, thank you, Anon!! Again, I am very tardy clearing out my inbox, but the compliment is sincerely appreciated!

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Greetings from Madame Palatine :D

Was hoping see her on our research museums treat trip :D

Oh my! I cannot believe I never posted your ask! Hi there, Liselotte! :D

It's mighty tardy now, but how was your research trip? Did you find out what you had come to learn? In any case, I hope you had a good time!

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🌸 If you get this, answer with 3 random facts about yourself and send it to the last 7 blogs in your notifications, anonymously or not! Let's get to know the person behind the blog. 🌸

No pressure of course!

I may have been the subject of a duel with real, sharp swords once.

Falling off a horse fixed my spine after a week of back pain.

I used to be pretty good at playing the recorder, not in a primary-school, but in a baroque-kind-of-way, and would like to take it up more seriously again.

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most ethical way to subdue a william

I am not an expert on the care and management of Oranges! Similarly to pugs and Persian cats, selective breeding has caused them to be unethical to breed, promote, or keep, as Oranges suffer severely from respiratory issues and general frailness.

You may think the big nose, chestnut hair and ghostly pallor are cute characteristics, but your Orange suffers for their whole lifetime.

Please check with your vet or the shelter you adopted from to learn how to ethically handle your Orange.

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I love you and I love your blog! I hope you have the most awesome of days and know how much you are appreciated! People are touched by your presence! You are a gift to this planet! Keep going, and stay strong! You are so valuable! May your positivity return to you in abundance! You are strong than you know! You can do, and conquer anything! Your beauty is infinite! All you desire is on its way! Things will work out, and in your favor! Each new day is a new chance to improve, grow, reflect and thrive. Believe in yourself! Know your worth! Own the incredible person you are! Be proud of yourself, who you are, and all your accomplishments! Smile lovely! You deserve nothing short of the absolute best! Have a wonderful day, and keep the positive energy going! Do something special for yourself! Even if it’s something someone else would see as insignificant. Pass the light, hope, love, and kindness onto others-even just giving a compliment, reaching out to another, a smile, a message, a note, anything! You are such a positive light, and to spread it is an inspiration! Thank you for everything love! Have a wonderful day!

Dear Anon,

I am so sorry that I only saw your message now, I would have loved to reply more speedily to one of the kindest missives I have ever received, especially on anon (which is otherwise not usually the source of very many friendly interactions on this site)!

If this is a chain message, I hope you have passed it on to a lot of others, because I am sure a lot of people really need a positive, encouraging message such as yours from time to time.

I wish you the very best, and that you, too, may receive such kind and well-deserved messages in your own inbox!

Regards,

-R.

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First off, whoever the imposter is who took over your blog on 16th March 2024, @defensivelee, they are not Frederick the Great.

As good luck would have it, I know the exact location of the real Frederick II's burial place, his pet dogs included (do leave him a potato should you visit!).

Taking into account that the political landscape has shifted, I would strongly advice against invading France as France is a member of NATO, and an invasion would constitute the invocation of Article 5.

That aside, Frederick was more interested in getting Silesia rather than France under his control, and again, bad idea. Today the historic region of Silesia is situated on Polish and Czech territory, also members of NATO.

I cannot help but think that it is a bad idea to try and conquer anything at all using an 18th century army when you know you'll be up against the combined modern armies of 32 member states.

Last but not least, I have read some of Frederick's letters and am pretty confident that this is not what he wrote and sounded like.

All things considered, please be careful what you do on your computer, and who you give your passwords to! Someone posing as Frederick the Great might use your accounts to try and convince people that waging war against France is a good idea! I have no idea who they are, or what their ultimate goal is, but we should be aware of them! Be careful out there, people!