So, another seemingly cosy day at Marianne’s court, sipping tea? Far from it. By now, I believe the reader is well immersed in the spirit and routines of courtly life, and it is time to introduce the young ladies belonging to Marianne’s entourage in the spring of 1757. Their names — only occasionally appearing in […]
At a certain point in my research, I realised that the logic of the narrative required a minor sideline about herbal remedies. Tea as a medicine offered the perfect opportunity for Archduchess Marianne to encounter Doctor von Störck, the renowned chemist. Her conversation with him becomes part of her investigation and, moreover, will also support […]
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