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Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric

Catégorie: Livres pour enfants, Érotisme
Auteur: Ian Whybrow
Éditeur: Titan Books
Publié: 2018-03-22
Écrivain: Alex Haley
Langue: Grec ancien, Tagalog, Suédois, Hindi
Format: pdf, Livre audio

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Queen Christina of Sweden, Lesbian Troublemaker - HeadStuff - As Queen, Christina had two main priorities. Peace for Sweden, and to make Stockholm the cultural capital of northern Europe. Christina in the man's clothing she wore for most of her life. Christina's cultural efforts were less successful. She had a theatre created in one of her palaces and

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A Queen in Constant Motion: Queen Christina of Sweden and - Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-89) was perhaps less an unexpected heir, than an heir who did the unexpected. Abdicating the throne at an early age, rather than retiring Christina used her new extraordinary status of sovereign queen without a country to claim for herself unusual degrees

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Queen Christina of Sweden, the European - Europe was ravaged by political and religious conflicts when Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) grew up. In 1654, however, on top of power and fame, Queen Christina shocked her subjects and the whole of Europe by abdicating from the Swedish throne, going into exile and converting to Catholicism.

Christina, Queen of Sweden - Wikipedia - Christina (Swedish: Kristina; 18 December 1626 - 19 April 1689), a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654.

Abdication of Queen Christina of Sweden | History Today - Christina of Sweden had a blazing vitality, intelligence and wit that made her the wonder of Europe. Her father was Gustavus II Adolphus, the The tricky question of Christina's financial position had to be settled and for the first time in her life she made efforts to economise and live within her means.

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Christina | queen of Sweden | Britannica - Christina, queen of Sweden (1644-54) who stunned all Europe by abdicating her throne. She subsequently attempted, without success, to gain the crowns of Naples and of Poland. One of the wittiest and most learned women of her age, Christina is best remembered for her lavish

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Christina of Sweden - New World Encyclopedia - Previous (Christina Rossetti). Next (Christine de Pisan). Christina (December 8 1626 - April 19, 1689), later known as Maria Christina Alexandra and sometimes Countess Dohna, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654.

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