Taken at random from my shelf. Some of these I wonder why we still have, some I wish had never made their way into the house, and some I play. Sassy Brit Novel 1st Lines Part 4!! Paige Tyler Emily/Randomability In order to get the permalink from this post you must both put your URL in the Mr. Linky thing and leave a comment The hub is here As always, I welcome the link to your Thursday Thirteen in my […]
In the first few month of Queen Maria Theresa of Austria’s reign, she faced invasion, world war, and noble Hungarians. She cut a deal with king Frederick of Prussia that would have allowed her to defeat her enemies, if not for her husband’s military incompetence. How does Frederick respond? If Maria had few illusions as to what a tricky “friend” Frederick could be, his behavior after their deal, the Klineschnellendorf Convention (Yes, I had to spell check that BY HAND!) […]