• Contentedness@lemmy.nz
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    2 days ago

    I listened to a podcast about his life & times, some of the sources they used included his love letters which added a whole other dimension to his character. You have this immensely powerful and gifted military leader, feared across Europe, writing to a 19 year old he just met at a party about how he’s just going to die of sadness if she doesn’t write back to him immediately.