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Book Title
Christina, Queen of Sweden : the Restless Life of a European Eccentric
Publication Name
Christina, Queen of Sweden
Title
Christina, Queen of Sweden
Subtitle
The Restless Life of a European Eccentric
Author
Veronica Buckley
Format
Trade Paperback
EAN
9780060736187
ISBN
9780060736187
Publisher
HarperCollins
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Women, Royalty, Europe / Scandinavia
Release Year
2005
Release Date
27/09/2005
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.9in
Item Length
8in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
12.1 Oz
Publication Year
2005
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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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 solider. She was painted a lesbian, a prostitute, a hermaphrodite, and an atheist; in that tumultuous age, it is hard to determine which was the most damning label. She was learned but restless, progressive yet self-indulgent; her leadership was erratic, her character unpredictable. Sweden was too narrow for her ambition. No sooner had she enjoyed the lavish celebrations of her official coronation at twenty-three than she abdicated, converting to Catholicism (an act of almost foolhardy independence and political challenge) and leaving her cold homeland behind for an extravagant new life in Rome. Christina, Queen of Sweden, longed fatally for adventure.

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HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060736186
ISBN-13
9780060736187
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Christina, Queen of Sweden : the Restless Life of a European Eccentric
Author
Veronica Buckley
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women, Royalty, Europe / Scandinavia
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
12.1 Oz

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Dewey Edition
22

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  • by just_cheryl
    Mar 02, 2008

    Bold and Unconventional, Queen Christine of Sweden

    This book provides an unusual insight into the European Thirty Years War and its aftermath, as seen through the eyes of Sweden's Vasa Dynasty, their allies and foes. While the author is curiously biased against Queen Christine, she does bring worthwhile personal opinions as well as primary source details into the telling of Christina's remarkable life. Portrayed as extraordinarily clumsy in international diplomacy, Christina was nonetheless highly skilled in building a life for herself that was exceptionally free for a female of the 1600's. Well worth reading, both to broaden historical understanding and to bring a smile of pride for a woman's life unconventionally lived.

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