Frederic Morton · 1979
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“Frederick Morton in his book, Inerva Splendous, says the reason is that Rudolf is postponing this because Rudolf believed that climax meant end, meaning death.”
Why: It provides valuable historical details on day-by-day events and psychological insights into Rudolf.
Dominic Sandbrook, Host on The Rest Is HistoryA Murderous Affair: Death at Mayerling (Part 2)
“In his book that you mentioned, his brilliant book, A Nervous Splendor, frederick morton calls them manipulative industrious strangely modest inexorable decent stodgy staunch drabness was their secret drabness and patience and the man who embodies this…”
Why: It offers brilliant insights into the drab, patient character of the Habsburgs.
Tom Holland, Host on The Rest Is HistoryA Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1)
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