Dr Jonathan Spangler
@jspan.bsky.social
Historian of the history of monarchy, the court and the upper aristocracy of Europe. France, Louis XIV, heirs and spares, dukes and princes, sexuality. Loves to tell good stories.
Senior Editor, The Court Historian
Senior Editor, The Court Historian
Eponine's song from Les Mis
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Eponine's song from Les Mis
Say hi if you pass through Manchester.
October 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Say hi if you pass through Manchester.
(And I also once met the heir to the Rusdian throne in a Blockhusters in Oxford , but that was less pleasant)
June 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
(And I also once met the heir to the Rusdian throne in a Blockhusters in Oxford , but that was less pleasant)
I was shopping at a mall in Northern Virginia and noticed this very tall handsome stranger looking at the same sweaters I was. I went all mushy inside then noticed it was the Prince of Asturias, now the King of Spain.
June 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I was shopping at a mall in Northern Virginia and noticed this very tall handsome stranger looking at the same sweaters I was. I went all mushy inside then noticed it was the Prince of Asturias, now the King of Spain.
I walked in on Sigourney Weaver in a changing room (normally a bathroom) in the Puck Building where I worked in New York. The famous photo shoot space was at the other end of our corridor. She didn't seem particularly bothered...
June 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I walked in on Sigourney Weaver in a changing room (normally a bathroom) in the Puck Building where I worked in New York. The famous photo shoot space was at the other end of our corridor. She didn't seem particularly bothered...