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   Jan 1, 2004 · Christina, Queen of Sweden is doomed to forever be known as the cross-dressing queen who abdicated her Protestant throne and turned to Catholicism. Veronica Buckley explores the quirks of Christina’s personality in “Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric”.

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   • Author: Veronica Buckley

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   Jan 3, 2024 · Do you like queens with a strong personality? A love of the arts? A bit of a potty mouth? Then boy do I have a queen for you! Veronica Buckley's biography of Queen Christina of Sweden (b. December 18th, 1626- d. April 19th, 1689) follows Christina from birth to death and down all the avenues…

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   Nov 7, 2004 · IT'S not exactly the image Greta Garbo tried to convey in the 1933 movie, but in Veronica Buckley's vividly persuasive new biography, Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-89) comes across as the...

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   Why did Christina leave Sweden in 1654?

   • Christina left the country within a few days. In the summer of 1654, Christina left Sweden in men's clothing with the help of Bernardino de Rebolledo, and rode as Count Dohna, through Denmark. Relations between the two countries were still so tense that a former Swedish queen could not have traveled safely in Denmark.

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   Who was Queen Christina?

   • Learn more Not unlike the elusive figure played by Greta Garbo, the real Queen Christina stood among the most flamboyant and controversial figures of the seventeenth century. All of Sweden could not contain her ambition or quench her thirst for adventure.

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   When did Christina leave Sweden?

   • Charles Gustav was crowned later on that day. Christina left the country within a few days. In the summer of 1654, Christina left Sweden in men's clothing with the help of Bernardino de Rebolledo, and rode as Count Dohna, through Denmark.

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   Who is Christina in the girl King?

   • Michel Marc Bouchard 's play Christina, The Girl King, is a biographical depiction of Queen Christina's short rule premiered in 2012. In Mika Kaurismäki 's 2015 film, The Girl King, based on the play, she is portrayed as a lesbian, lover of Countess Ebba Sparre.

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   Christina ( Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [ O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) was a member of the House of Vasa, and the Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654.

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   Sep 27, 2005 · This book brings the enigmatic, maddening, disruptive, unapologetically weird Queen Christina to life. Veronica Buckley wraps her research in compassionate prose, striking a balance between her adoration of Christina and her scholar's objectivity.

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   • Author: Veronica Buckley

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   Jun 9, 2011 · The groundbreaking biography of one of the most progressive, influential and entertaining women of the seventeenth century, Christina Alexandra, Queen of Sweden. In 1654, to the astonishment and dismay of her court, Christina Alexandra announced her abdication in favour of her cousin, Charles.

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   Sep 21, 2004 · Christina abdicated the throne of Lutheran Sweden in 1654, at age 28, presumably in order to convert to Catholicism. Buckley presents a wide-ranging, entertaining exploration of the dynamics of the queen's decision and unusual life.

   • Author: Veronica Buckley