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

from japaul22

This is a biography of the eccentric 17th century Queen of Sweden, Christina. Christina was the only child of King Gustav and gained the throne at age 5. She started actually ruling at age 18 and abdicated in favor of her cousin, Karl Gustav, who many wanted her to marry, at age 28. She was an od...

from wagner.sarah35

I came to this book knowing the basic outline of Christina of Sweden's life but not the details - and what struck me was the role of gender in this 17th-century queen's life. Initially mistaken for a boy at birth (and possibly intersex?), Christina become Queen of Sweden in her own right while st...

from Meggo

I got the impression, reading this biography, that the author didn't really like Christina that much. As a result, the portrait was unflattering. On a positive note, the book was very well researched, which made reading the footnotes almost more interesting than the book itself. I'm not sure that...

from wealhtheowwylfing

Christina became Queen of Sweden as a child and abdicated as a young woman. I absolutely hate her. She was a terrible queen and a selfish, pompous, spoiled woman. I was so pleased when she abdicated the throne so she could pursue her Grand Artistic Future, and doubly pleased when it turned out sh...