Hi, everyone, and welcome to the next season of #FindOutFriday. Here are the answers! How many of them did you get? Let me know in the comments below.
Mary and Elizabeth Tudor - The sibling rivalry between Jayne and Nora Brutrose is obvious in Casting Shadows and The Circle is Broken is not only seeped deep into my own childhood. It's also a mirror of the 16th century queens, Mary I and Elizabeth I. Of course, they were the daughters of the infamous Henry VIII (you know, the guy with the six wives). The eras they lived was filled with religious strife and civil war had been less than one hundred years before. The competition for the Crown did not help matters much either.
Catherine the Great - There are a few things inspired at this rambunctious German-born princess who became the tsarina of Russia. Inoculations are one of them. Her only husband (that we are aware of), Peter III, was a sufferer of smallpox. When the chance for inoculations came, she and her son, Paul I, became one of the first to get it. In Casting Shadows, the idea was used for a different purpose. Not only did the people of Klenard experience the extermination of the plague, but the lack thereof ensured the safety of the succession.
Crossdressing - The idea of crossdressing has been around for centuries. There are famous example in the media (here's to you, Jamie Farr) and history paints the art of theater meant for men (even with female characters). In the Wrapped in the Rays of the Sun series, some characters disguise themselves to survive, the prime example being Nora Brutrose. Faced with the prospect of death, she escapes her prison and enlists as a man in the Klenard Army. The legality of this choice would be brought up, especially since she was a woman bent to be Queen.
That's it, everyone. Namaste, and have a great day!
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