Author: Noel Bertram Gerson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Queen of Caprice
Author: Noel Bertram Gerson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Queen of Caprice: A Biography of Kristina of Sweden
Author: Noel B. Gerson
Publisher: Women Who Changed the Course o
ISBN: 9781800555051
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An extraordinary biography of seventeenth-century Europe's most enigmatic woman - Queen Kristina of Sweden. Will appeal to readers of Veronica Buckley, Antonia Fraser, Linda Porter and Tracy Borman. Queen Kristina of Sweden was one of the greatest intellectuals of her time. Daughter of the adulated King Gustavus Adolphus, she was a patron of scholars and authors, scientists and artists, spoke numerous languages fluently, delighted in debating theological questions, and was responsible for the cultural and educational advancement of her nation. Yet the capricious Queen also had a talent for causing scandal and trouble, and took particular delight in shocking her subjects. However, it was her decision to renounce her throne, her country, and her faith that stunned a populace still recovering from the Thirty Years' War. Drawing on contemporary accounts, including Kristina's own Memoirs and the diary of her principal lady in waiting, Noel B. Gerson presents an intriguing biography of one of the most flamboyant and controversial figures of seventeenth-century Europe. "A highly entertaining biography of the Swedish Queen whose abdication, conversion to Catholicism, and Crivolous schemes made her the subject of incessant gossip for generations" - Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Women Who Changed the Course o
ISBN: 9781800555051
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An extraordinary biography of seventeenth-century Europe's most enigmatic woman - Queen Kristina of Sweden. Will appeal to readers of Veronica Buckley, Antonia Fraser, Linda Porter and Tracy Borman. Queen Kristina of Sweden was one of the greatest intellectuals of her time. Daughter of the adulated King Gustavus Adolphus, she was a patron of scholars and authors, scientists and artists, spoke numerous languages fluently, delighted in debating theological questions, and was responsible for the cultural and educational advancement of her nation. Yet the capricious Queen also had a talent for causing scandal and trouble, and took particular delight in shocking her subjects. However, it was her decision to renounce her throne, her country, and her faith that stunned a populace still recovering from the Thirty Years' War. Drawing on contemporary accounts, including Kristina's own Memoirs and the diary of her principal lady in waiting, Noel B. Gerson presents an intriguing biography of one of the most flamboyant and controversial figures of seventeenth-century Europe. "A highly entertaining biography of the Swedish Queen whose abdication, conversion to Catholicism, and Crivolous schemes made her the subject of incessant gossip for generations" - Kirkus Reviews
Queen of Caprice
Author: Paul Lewis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Appraisal of the Swedish queen's public and private life.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Appraisal of the Swedish queen's public and private life.
Queen of Caprice. A Biography of Kristina of Sweden. [With Portraits.].
Author: Paul Lewis (pseud.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Queen of Caprice
Author: Paul Lewis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Queen of Caprice
Author: Paul Lewis (producteur).)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Queen Christina of Sweden
Author: Joanne Mattern
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429623101
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"Describes the life and death of Queen Christina Vasa of Sweden"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429623101
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"Describes the life and death of Queen Christina Vasa of Sweden"--Provided by publisher.
Queen Christina
Author: Georgina Masson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a biography of Kristina of Sweden who would have preferred to have been a man and in reality behaved like one, who loved power but had to abdicate the Swedish throne. Nevertheless she never ceased for a moment to be royal. The author recounts her life in 17th century Sweden and later in Rome. (Publisher).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a biography of Kristina of Sweden who would have preferred to have been a man and in reality behaved like one, who loved power but had to abdicate the Swedish throne. Nevertheless she never ceased for a moment to be royal. The author recounts her life in 17th century Sweden and later in Rome. (Publisher).
Christina Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric
Author: Veronica Buckley
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007391153
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
The groundbreaking biography of one of the most progressive, influential and entertaining women of the seventeenth century, Christina Alexandra, Queen of Sweden.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007391153
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
The groundbreaking biography of one of the most progressive, influential and entertaining women of the seventeenth century, Christina Alexandra, Queen of Sweden.
Queen Christina of Sweden and her Circle
Author: Susanna Ã…kerman
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004246703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The life and works of Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) have often been obscured behind a haze of Iurid myths and legends. This book looks again at her notorious abdication of 1654, seeing it against the background of her reputation as a "libertine", a heterodox religious thinker. Her subsequent conversion to Catholicism is therefore understood as a consequence of messianic and millenarian expectations during those turbulent years, and her bizarre attempt in 1657 to become the ruler of Naples is revealed to be the political wing of a comprehensive religious and intellectual philosophy
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004246703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The life and works of Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) have often been obscured behind a haze of Iurid myths and legends. This book looks again at her notorious abdication of 1654, seeing it against the background of her reputation as a "libertine", a heterodox religious thinker. Her subsequent conversion to Catholicism is therefore understood as a consequence of messianic and millenarian expectations during those turbulent years, and her bizarre attempt in 1657 to become the ruler of Naples is revealed to be the political wing of a comprehensive religious and intellectual philosophy