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Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life o...
She was born on a bitterly cold December night in 1626 and, in the candlelight, mistakenly declared a boy. On her father's death six years later, she inherited the Swedish throne. She was tutored by Descartes, yet could swear like the roughest soldier. She was painted a lesbian,...
Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life o...
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. Freed from her crown, she cut...
Christina Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of...
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...
Christina Queen of Sweden : The Restless Life o...
Christina, Queen of Sweden : The Restless Life ...
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. Freed from her crown, she cut a...
Christina Queen of Sweden : The Restless Life o...
Logic and Humour in the Fabliaux: An Essay in A...
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