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September 29th, 2011, 03:58 AM
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#1 | | Bonapartist
Joined: Sep 2010 From: Somewhere in the former First French Empire Posts: 3,056 | Historical characters with outspoken personalities
Besides their achievements I have always find it interesting and very enjoyable to know the personalities of historical characters. Do you know historical characters with an outspoken character then please share it with me.
I myself know a bit of my own favorite historical characters. For example how Napoleon liked to squeeze people in their cheeks or how he liked to play tag with both his servants as his wifes. How he left the table immediatly after being done eating or how he could suddenly burst into anger that was almost scary to see. How eventhough he wasn't the most hansome man of France he still was a ladiesman and was able with his charisma to win woman over to him. How he could sit still for a long time and then make a sudden movement. Or how he could suddenly burst into laughter.
Those are the things I like to know about more (wo)man in history. So please if you are specialized into historical character and you know a lot about his character please share.
PS: Also nice anekdotes are more then welcome.
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October 1st, 2011, 08:45 AM
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#2 | | Bonapartist
Joined: Sep 2010 From: Somewhere in the former First French Empire Posts: 3,056 |
Reall does no one knows stuff about the personalities of Louis XVI, Genghis Khan or Caesar for example?
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October 1st, 2011, 09:59 AM
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#3 | | Forum Curmudgeon
Joined: May 2009 From: A tiny hamlet in the Carolina Sandhills Posts: 11,232 |
Outspoken? For me, both Patton and Montgomery come to mind. Both were a nightmare for SHAEF.
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October 1st, 2011, 10:04 AM
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#4 | | This title is too lo
Joined: Apr 2010 From: T'Republic of Yorkshire Posts: 16,024 |
Hitler was pretty outspoken. 
(it all comes back to the Nazis again...)
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October 2nd, 2011, 06:44 AM
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#5 | | Epicurean
Joined: Mar 2009 From: Texas Posts: 23,898 |
James Bowie,
Sam Houston,
Harry Truman,
Andrew Jackson,
Thomas Paine
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October 2nd, 2011, 08:58 AM
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#6 | | Bonapartist
Joined: Sep 2010 From: Somewhere in the former First French Empire Posts: 3,056 |
Tell something about them. Not their poltical or military gains, but about their personalities.
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October 2nd, 2011, 10:10 AM
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#7 | | Acting Corporal
Joined: May 2011 From: Navan, Ireland Posts: 5,199 |
Thomas Cochrane was a 'larger than life' figure whose career looks like something out of a 'boys own comic'.
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October 2nd, 2011, 10:12 AM
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#8 | | .
Joined: Dec 2010 From: The Netherlands Posts: 5,167 |
Adrian carton de Wiart bit off his own fingers when the doctor refused to remove them...
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October 2nd, 2011, 10:20 AM
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#9 | | Historian
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,925 | Quote:
Originally Posted by bartieboy  Adrian carton de Wiart bit off his own fingers when the doctor refused to remove them... | he was one tough dude! after getting shot 7 times, he must have looked like swiss cheese--biting off fingers probably wasn't any big deal compared to his other wounds!
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October 2nd, 2011, 10:55 AM
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#10 | | Scholar
Joined: Mar 2011 From: Over The Hills And Far Away Posts: 887 |
Mark Twain was certainly very outspoken, as well as Hitler.
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