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Today- January 24- is the day that Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia) was born in 1712. He was a great king and military strategist. He was thoroughly abused by his father throughout his childhood. His father hated everything French, while Frederick loved France. He spoke and wrote mostly in French- though his father wanted him to learn German. Frederick’s later best friend was Voltaire, a French philosopher. Frederick HATED his father. He wished to be buried by his six Italian Greyhounds instead of by his father (though he was later put in a tomb beside his father after he died. Eventually, in 1952, they properly buried him by his dogs as he had wished). In 1730, Frederick attempted to run away to England with his tutor/friend/probable lover, Hans Hermann von Katte. Frederick was 18 at the time; Katte was 26. Frederick’s father later executed Katte on November 6 of the same year. He had some guards forcibly hold Frederick against the bars of the window as he watched Katte be decapitated by his father.

Frederick, when he later became king in 1740, served as an amazing ruler and did many great things for his country. He won many battles and was a very interesting historical figure. After he died, Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican military strategist and Emperor of France, visited his tomb on October 26, 1806 and said, “Messieurs, nous ne serions pas là s'il était ici” (gentlemen, we would not be here if he were alive).

Frederick the Great was also idolized by Adolf Hitler, who went so far as to have a picture of him hung up.

Hitler’s obsession with Frederick did numbers on the dead king’s reputation during World War Two because he had been turned into a symbol of Nazism.

He's a very interesting historical figure and this barely begins to tell his story. If you'd like to learn more, here’s a few of videos that I learned a lot from!

Basil Hallward deserved better.

Alexander Hamilton: Nobody needs to know.

Alexander Hamilton: *publishes the Reynolds Pamphlet*

Happy Black History Month! Remember that everyone is human and everyone has equal rights for love and acceptance. It doesn’t matter what color of skin you have, everyone should be treated with respect. (Unless they’re an absolute piece of crap) You are loved and you are accepted.

More Top Moments in Early American History

- James Madison “accidentally” buys prostitutes for foreign ambassadors

- Jefferson eating a tomato like an apple at a dinner and everyone rushing off to find a doctor because Americans thought tomatoes were poisonous

- Washington and Lafayette falling asleep under a tree after Monmouth

- Washington cursing out Charles Lee after his retreat

- James Armistead Lafayette, who was a badass spy during the revolution and gave Lafayette vital information which led to the victory at Yorktown. Lafayette freed him and James was so grateful he took Lafayette’s last name

- Lafayette being given an alligator as a gift and, not knowing what to do with it, regifting it to John Quincy Adams

- the Constitutional Convention going out and getting turnt two days before the signing of the Constitution, and some of the additional charges being a broken chair, cups, and chamber pots

- John Hancock being smol

- Alexander Hamilton’s argument against hanging John Andrè basically being “he’s too pretty”

- Aaron Burr sleeping through Valentine’s Day

- Lafayette naming his ONLY son after George Washington

- Ben Franklin and John Adams once having to share a room with one bed and falling asleep arguing whether or not they should sleep with the window open or closed

- Ben Franklin taking “air baths” which consisted of him sitting naked in a bathtub for hours a day

- Aaron Burr having a knife hidden in the handle of his umbrella, and then LOSING said umbrella

- John Adams’ kid Charles once ran naked across Harvard Yard

- Alexander Hamilton losing his check book and having to write the bank of New York for a new one, while also requesting his account balance which he didn’t know, which he wrote in the check book, which he lost

- Aaron Burr hitting his head on the same pipe twice jfc he’s such a mess

- Thomas Jefferson getting a terrible headache for two days after behaving awkwardly in front of a girl

- John Adams naming his dog Satan

- Alexander Hamilton’s letters to his totally hetero bro™ John Laurens being censored by his descendants

- George Washington running for the House of Burgesses and getting his constituents totally smashed so they would vote for him

My favorite fact about Lord Byron is that when he went to college, they didn’t allow him to have a dog. So of course, he decided to bring a fucking bear. Because why not?

I started reading the Red Queen series.

I finished the first book and am now reading Glass Sword. I love these books so much already!

Happy 4th of July!

I HACE THE UNCENSORED PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY AAAAAAA DHDHSHSBS !!!!!!

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