tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post5652647743266636687..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Another Tall, Dark, & Non-Peacock-ish GentlemanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-28984932206846645312009-08-23T11:03:34.574-04:002009-08-23T11:03:34.574-04:00Hi, Sherrie! I'm afraid I don't have your...Hi, Sherrie! I'm afraid I don't have your expertise in canine matters, so I can't tell you which breed of King Charles spaniels is the more historically "correct." They ARE beauiful dogs, or at least the ones I've known belonging to friends.<br />Hmmm....I sense another blog here...!Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576374311141262635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-61196846465380281912009-08-22T18:50:59.997-04:002009-08-22T18:50:59.997-04:00(Making a note to order The Libertine from Netflix...(Making a note to order The Libertine from Netflix) :-) The more I hear about Charles, the more I warm to him. I like that he was cool enought to set his own fashion of understated elegance--the Beau Brummel of his day. *g* <br /><br />Back in my dog show days (used to show Dobermans) I'd noticed those little spaniels and thought they were too cute for words. Since then, I've found out there are two different breeds (King Charles Spaniel, a pug-faced critter, and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, without the squashy pug face), so I don't know which is the one shown in those old pictures. Regardless, they're little cuties.<br /><br />~Sherrie HolmesNews From the Holmesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032344892542402517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-17141522478735245852009-08-22T13:38:05.790-04:002009-08-22T13:38:05.790-04:00Vanessa, Charles had packs of those little dogs. H...Vanessa, Charles had packs of those little dogs. He was definitely a dog-and-horse Englishman. I like to imagine him on one of his daily walks (more like forced marches to his less athletic courtiers, huffing and puffing to keep up) through St. James's Park with a dozen or so of those little dogs galloping around his long legs. Must have been quite a sight!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-26885979236187890122009-08-22T13:35:19.192-04:002009-08-22T13:35:19.192-04:00Deb Marlowe--
I agree, Deb -- but then I can find ...Deb Marlowe--<br />I agree, Deb -- but then I can find something redeeming in just about all of the gentlemen of the past. (My only exception is probably the Elizabethan fellows in trunk hose with a codpiece. No thank you!) <br /><br />Anyone unconvinced about how sexy those 17th century guys could be with their long wigs, long coats, and tall boots, just check out Johnny Depp in "The Libertine." NO ONE works a wig like Johnny. ::sigh::Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-22467110963054060942009-08-22T13:30:22.555-04:002009-08-22T13:30:22.555-04:00Jane O -- Not only did Charles have a sense of hum...Jane O -- Not only did Charles have a sense of humor, he had a self-deprecating and utterly charming sense of humor, clearly unique among English kings AND queens. No surprise at all that most of his female subjects sighed after him....Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-17767803160858312332009-08-22T09:33:47.416-04:002009-08-22T09:33:47.416-04:00Susan, I like the contrast between the big, dark, ...Susan, I like the contrast between the big, dark, masculine guy, and his sweet little dog.Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-19287425593609082172009-08-22T08:40:53.193-04:002009-08-22T08:40:53.193-04:00Not me! I adore him--he's just such a characte...Not me! I adore him--he's just such a character!<br /><br />I'm loving the discussion here--so glad I found you ladies! I admit I do have a thing for the buff and blue Regency gentleman like in the Pemberly photo, but I also carry a torch for the earlier, flashier gentlemen! There is just something incredibly *other* about a man in a frock coat, carrying a sword. Utterly masculine--if you have an eye for their time!Deb Marlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088536848274738995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-17674075549843055562009-08-21T20:51:21.860-04:002009-08-21T20:51:21.860-04:00Ah, Charles II, the only English king with a sense...Ah, Charles II, the only English king with a sense of humor. Who could fail to love him?Jane Onoreply@blogger.com