Chapter 17 – The War Revived

Bright days alternate with darker ones, both in real life and in fiction. Unsettling news from Bohemia heightens the general anxiety about the possibility of the war flaring up again. In late April 1757, the political and military landscape was about to shift once more. As a general rule, in the 18th century military campaigns […]

Chapter 17 – Conversation in St Joseph’s Chapel

Archduchess Marianne’s worsening condition — she is still in a fragile state, recovering from her serious illness, remember? — lends the chapter a distinctly melancholic tone. It seems hardly a day suited for investigative work. Instead, she seeks privacy in St Joseph’s chapel, located in the north-western part of the Leopoldine wing and thus the […]

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