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so sad to be almost done

why did we get a random chapter abt the french revolution?

i think the oldest daughter got her period but its hard to be sure from the letters. if so, its sad that they felt the need to be so secretive abt it even in letters! and she isnt even supposed to tell her sister! ik thats how it was in the olden days but it still makes me sad

ok so paul basically destroyed the russian monarchy and romanov dynasty by restoring primogeniture. bc if he hadnt done that and literally everything else in history was the same, nicholas ii could have named one of his daughters as heir which would have meant rasputin never came into their lives and they never would have had to worry abt alexei's health bc he prob wouldnt exist

the double standards for women rulers are so frustrating i cant. so old men can marry their 15 yr old niece but a woman approaching 50 isnt allowed to fuck a hot 30yr old soldier??? give me a break

i guess even if youre an autocrat ruling over 1/6 of all the land on earth, some loser man will STILL be able to convince you you're not good enough for him. so sad for my close personal friend catherine the great

i love all their daughters' spelling mistakes in english. one of them spelled daughter as 'dorter' and it made me think of theresa giudice

its so fucked that even women who are literally enslaved by the state are still measured by how pretty they are. leave them alone!!!!

i cant believe this book created the entire genre of dark academia but also uses the word 'bootywipe' im dead

"william must be coming soon on his official visit to ernie. i must say i would not like to be in his (ernie's) place! nothing i hate so much as those visits and dear william does fidget about so awfully!"
this is the kind of tea i wanted from that book about nicholas, kaiser wilhelm and king edward. all their letters abt each other would have been so interesting to see!

interesting that alix dislikes monasteries, i wonder what she thought when ella became an abbess

"surely, life in this world is not one continual sorrow?"
girl get ready

i love robert massie and this bio but im wondering why he didnt get into catherine and princess dashkova's very close personal relationship like he did with peter the great and his bestie... they seem like lesbians!!

every time i reread these characters get more repulsive but i love it

i cant get over how much i love donna tartt's accent. i need her to narrate every book on earth