Must say, in this and in Spence's later book, Treason by the Book, the earlier Manchu emperors come across as rational, reasonable, and dear *god* hard-working people. I gather that the Kangxi Emperor got more paranoid in later years, but then, who didn't?
Exemplary Emperors
Must say, in this and in Spence's later book, Treason by the Book, the earlier Manchu emperors come across as rational, reasonable, and dear *god* hard-working people. I gather that the Kangxi Emperor got more paranoid in later years, but then, who didn't?
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So there's an animated version of Untamed, and I watched the first episode on my tablet last night. Would like to use my desktop but WinXP's browser…
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Finished Tristram Shandy, finally. Doubtless there are those who enjoyed it more than I. They're all over at Goodreads writing their reviews in what…
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Browsing being the mindless activity it is, I can't say what led me to Versaille fanvids of Louis and Philippe on Youtube, but oh boy is it idtastic…
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