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Casanova: the seduction of Europe
- May 27, 2023
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High quality, illustrated resource summarising Casanova’s life and travels in the context of the eighteenth century - here ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. Long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are freely available here. #casanova #europe #eighteenth century -
Strappado
- May 20, 2023
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In chapter 8 (‘Threads’), Casanova and Stefano interrogate a captured spy by tying his wrists together behind his back and hoisting him up high into the air using a beam and pulley mechanism, threatening to drop him and then stop his fall abruptly in mid-air. This was the strappado, a technique invented by the -
Frederick the Great
- April 16, 2023
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In 1764, Casanova made his way to the court of this great Enlightenment monarch, hoping to set up a lottery. He didn’t succeed in that but he did make a good enough impression for Frederick to offer him a post as a tutor (which he turned down). In his memoirs, Casanova noted: Frederick had his
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