tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post6271140419078764409..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: The Last Queenelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-14729009736785709082008-09-07T21:48:00.000-04:002008-09-07T21:48:00.000-04:00Thank you, Hummingbird, that sounds fascinating.I ...Thank you, Hummingbird, that sounds fascinating.<BR/><BR/>I don't know, Dymphna, my impression from the things that I have read is that Juana was fine when she got married. Her parents would not have sent her off to Flanders had they thought she was mad. I think that perhaps post partum depression combined with all that she was going through with Philip pushed her to the edge.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-18705211677262053342008-09-07T21:38:00.000-04:002008-09-07T21:38:00.000-04:00I was somewhat disappointed by the book. It makes ...I was somewhat disappointed by the book. It makes Juana seem more in control early on than she was. The poor queen was probably unbalanced even before her marriage. Having said that, I prefer this to the ghastly movie which made Juana look like sex crazed maniac.Dymphnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01469622835449220113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-70523221945995775672008-09-07T18:56:00.000-04:002008-09-07T18:56:00.000-04:00Dear Madam, I am very impressed by your blog with ...Dear Madam, <BR/><BR/>I am very impressed by your blog with its interesting historical discussions and insightful and charitable reflections. <BR/><BR/>There is a wonderful website you might like to look at, "Les Médecins de la Grande Guerre" at www.1914-1918.be. The site, run by a Belgian doctor and historian, Patrick Loodts, is a tribute to Belgian war heroes of WW1, with a special focus on the doctors and nurses. Many of the people discussed in the articles were not only very patriotic, in the true, virtuous sense, but also very devout, in a splendid, touching fashion. <BR/><BR/>The Belgian royal family were also very heroic in this period. The King, Albert I, personally led the Belgian army against a German invasion. His wife, Queen Elisabeth, worked as a nurse at the front, caring for the most severely wounded soldiers. The Crown Prince, Leopold, at the age of 13, volunteered for the Belgian army and fought in the trenches during his teenage years. One on occasion ( on a reconnaissance mission? ), he was almost hit by a bombshell but was rescued by his companion, an old volunteer who had joined the army at the age of 65, and who pushed the prince out of the way in the nick of time.<BR/><BR/>Well, I just thought you might enjoy this site. <BR/><BR/>Kind regards.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-25971698159937210312008-09-07T18:49:00.000-04:002008-09-07T18:49:00.000-04:00The one manuscript is still with an editor and goi...The one manuscript is still with an editor and going through a lot of revisions. The Irish one I am still working on, more or less. Thanks for asking, Gette.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-147056220406154722008-09-07T18:46:00.000-04:002008-09-07T18:46:00.000-04:00Oh, wow! I can't wait to read it!! God bless,Georg...Oh, wow! I can't wait to read it!! <BR/><BR/>God bless,<BR/>Georgette<BR/><BR/>PS When can we expect a new Elena Maria Vidal novel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-36313242034076224642008-09-07T13:25:00.000-04:002008-09-07T13:25:00.000-04:00But other than that, no, I have been writing about...But other than that, no, I have been writing about Catholic queens (and saints like Joan of Arc for that matter) since I started this blog a year and a half ago.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-21884327529498045752008-09-07T13:11:00.000-04:002008-09-07T13:11:00.000-04:00Oh, I have been planning to review the book about ...Oh, I have been planning to review the book about Juana for months. But I must say that I am shocked at the ignorance of history showed by those Catholics who think that women, wives, and mothers should never venture into the political arena AT ALL. Juana's mother Venerable Queen Isabel could have abdicated, and handed over the reins of power to her husband, in order to care for her nine children. But she did not. She held onto her authority until she died, for several reasons. I would venture to say that for a committed Christian woman like Isabel, being Queen of Spain was not a denial of her motherhood, but an extension of it. Perhaps the same could be said for other women who might be called to serve in political life in order to avert greater ills from besetting society as a whole.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-11034325941607513502008-09-07T10:27:00.000-04:002008-09-07T10:27:00.000-04:00+JMJ+Elena, you have been 'blogging a lot about gr...+JMJ+<BR/><BR/>Elena, you have been 'blogging a lot about great queens and heroines lately--women who assumed roles traditionally reserved for men. Did they come to mind because Sarah Palin is so much in the news today, or have you been turning these posts over in your mind for some time so that this is all coincidental? =)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-3488207634047095002008-09-07T09:24:00.000-04:002008-09-07T09:24:00.000-04:00This sounds like a very good read. Thanks for revi...This sounds like a very good read. Thanks for reviewing it! I ran right over to my library's website and put a hold on it.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117120475033380036noreply@blogger.com