Picspam: Albert I, King of the Belgians

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I have learned one very important thing during my recent World War One research. It is that Albert, King of the Belgians, was a total hottie. Particularly when he wore spectacles.

Also, he looked great in uniform, whether with helmet in this late photo

or kepi in this earlier one. Check out the differing details of the two uniforms.

His wife, Elisabeth, was pretty hot, too.

I love this picture.

Sometimes, research is more fun than you expect it to be.

About Victoria Janssen

Victoria Janssen [she, her] currently writes cozy space opera for Kalikoi. The novella series A Place of Refuge begins with Finding Refuge: Telepathic warrior Talia Avi, genius engineer Miki Boudreaux, and augmented soldier Faigin Balfour fought the fascist Federated Colonies for ten years, following the charismatic dissenter Jon Churchill. Then Jon disappeared, Talia was thought dead, and Miki and Faigin struggled to take Jon’s place and stay alive. When the FC is unexpectedly upended, Talia is reunited with her friends and they are given sanctuary on the enigmatic planet Refuge. The trio of former guerillas strive to recover from lifetimes of trauma, build new lives on a planet with endless horizons, and forge tender new connections with each other.
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3 Responses to Picspam: Albert I, King of the Belgians

  1. lnhammer says:
    June 15, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    Humina humina.

    History is, indeed, fun.

  2. Leigh Royals says:
    June 15, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    I love research, especially when something like that happens. I want her dress, the one in the last photo.

  3. Victoria Janssen says:
    June 15, 2010 at 3:06 pm

    I love her hairdo in the last pic.

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