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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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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.
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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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- Veronica Buckley
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.
Aug 24, 2018 · Memoirs of Christina, Queen of Sweden, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) [Woodhead, Henry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Memoirs of Christina ...
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Jul 1, 2008 · 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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Memoirs of Christina, Queen of Sweden, Volume 1. Henry Woodhead. Full view - 1863. View all » Common terms and phrases.
