Comments by "Elizabeth Loveland" (@Shineon83) on "The People Profiles" channel.

  1. Vespasian stands as proof that salvation doesn’t necessarily come in the guise of daring brilliance, but often, in the comparative “boring” form of absolute dependability, competence & total loyalty….
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  2. ….Would have made a far better Archbishop of Canterbury than an Angevin King….
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  3.  @germainwilliams7073  ….But there was no unity at all amongst Native tribes—quite the opposite; most were in a perpetual state of war with one another.
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  4. ….I will always be grateful to Lin-Manuel Miranda for so perfectly nailing Washington’s personality & beliefs in “Hamilton.” What could have been a re-writing of history, stands as a remarkably accurate representation of each of the founding fathers & their motivations….. Just listen to Washington explaining to Hamilton his reasons for relinquishing power (the Presidency) in the song, “One Last Time”…..
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  5.  @germainwilliams7073  ….Oh, lord.
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  6. ….Like father, like son…..
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  7. Professor Bartlett—-the Great 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  8. I’d much rather be an American slave than an African one (fellow Africans tended to treat their slaves REALLY bad)….
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  9. Good lord, WHERE did you hear that??? (It’s untrue, btw….He had a life-long love for E. Fairfax—a woman who was already married. They never fooled around, but you can tell from his letters to her how much in love with her he was)….
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  10. Bleh. Not mine. Madison was far too divisive & downright nasty—even attacking Washington for his “moderation,” and cheering on even the worst excesses of bloodletting during the French Revolution…..It was only due to his lovely & diplomatic wife that his reputation hasn’t been even more tarnished….
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  11. ….Ahhhh…Simon DeMontfort : A MAN’S MAN ❤
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  12. Yeah….Speer “died at 75” in the UK—but it’s HOW he died that you neglect to mention (he died of a heart attack while having sex with his 50-year-younger mistress)….
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  13. The original P.T. Barnum….Just by hearing his biography—and knowing human nature — it’s rather simple to decipher the type of attention-seeking, insecure dude he was….
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  14. EXCEPT….His “diplomacy” was more slap-dash, piecemeal, and, far worse, failed to take into account the long-term implications of his “deals”—eventually, leading to extraordinary bloodshed (as in the Thirty Years War with France)….
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  15. BIG difference : Napoleon not only refused to relinquish power—he made himself emperor……Washington freely & willingly stepped down, believing not to do so would set a dangerous precedent….
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  16. I think Eleanore was a tramp, a schemer, disloyal — and probably a pretty nasty person….
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  17. Madison may have been brilliant—but was a weasley, little back stabber— more responsible than any other founder for the violent breakdown of ‘politics by agreement” & for pit bull party politics….Additionally, his vociferous support for the frenzied bloodletting of the French Revolution is a stain that will always stick to him.
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  18. Yes, he brought “peace & stability “—and was willing to kill as many as it took to have the ultimate power to achieve it….(but let’s not kid ourselves; Augustus was about as power-hungry as they come )….
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  19. This is the same “kind” woman that INSISTED on taking precedence over the Queen of England (her son’s wife) and was responsible for banishing the former Queen (her daughter-in-law’s Mum) to an abbey—because her pride couldn’t bear a rival….Those acts (and many more) BELIE the syrupy picture you paint….
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  20. …..The hangman was cheated….
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  21. Think this is overly-kind to Henry….He really was a screw-up of a Medieval King 🤴
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  22. …..Ah, yes, the RAT, John—one of the best-educated & coddled English Kings in history (and a loser in almost every respect)….
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  23. Couldn’t agree more.
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  24. MAYBE Rollo was Norwegian…yet, maybe, Swedish. Maybe his father was Fishface…maybe, Ducklips… Really, guys….WHY even bother, when facts are so thin?….
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