Queen Christina of Sweden by Torrey Philemon, Tracy Marks

Introduction
Early Years
After Abdication
The People

Queen Christina Wasa of Sweden ruled from 1640 - 1654, then abdicated her throne to Charles Gustavas and converted to Catholicism, which was illegal in Sweden. After abdicating, she lived in Rome, and was an active proponent of religious freedom and a patroness of the arts.

Unconcerned with appearances, and daring to live a life of almost total freedom, Christina was one of the most highly independent, unconventional, and outrageously colorful women in history. The Greta Garbo film, Queen Christina, is a highly fictionalized portrait of her last years as queen.

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