queen
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Queen Christina’s life in exile
April 19* marks the 336th anniversary of Queen Christina’s death, and it might be a good idea to examine her life after she left Sweden. Of course, my text is only skimming the surface, simply to function as a blog… Continue reading
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Queen Kristina
On October 20, 1650, Kristina Vasa was crowned Queen of Sweden. By then, she had already been the country’s regent since the age of 6, even though the reign took place with a guardian government until she reached adulthood. According… Continue reading
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The Princess and the Queen
When the wedding negotiations began for Cecilia Vasa and her future husband in 1564, she expressed that she would rather forgo marriage and instead become a lady-in-waiting to a monarch whom she had the most profound admiration for: Elizabeth I… Continue reading
Scandinavian History 