Christina, Queen of Sweden by Veronica Buckley

Christina, Queen of Sweden by Veronica Buckley

Queen Christina of Sweden was one of the most flamboyant and controversial figures of the seventeenth century. Possessed of a remarkable intellect, she spoke many languages and corresponded with major thinkers across Europe. She refused to marry or have children and often dressed as a man. She abdicated the throne before she was thirty, and spent the rest of her life traveling, often causing trouble due to her refusal to adhere to the rules of decorum expected of women of the day.

Veronica Buckley explores the extraordinary life of Christina in a dazzling narrative that separates rumor from fact. Buckley demonstrates how seventeenth century Europe -- a continent in the midst of cultural change and advances in the fields of religion, philosophy and science -- was epitomized by this brilliant and mercurial woman.Veronica Buckley was born in New Zealand. She studied in London and Oxford, where she did her postgraduate work on Christina Alexandra. She now lives in Paris with her husband, writer Philipp Blom. This is her first book."Vividly persuasive ... richly evocative ... one of those historical figures who make the past feel less distant and, in the hands of a sensitive writer like Veronica Buckley, fully alive." -- New York Times Book Review

Buckley, Veronica: - Veronica Buckley was born and educated in New Zealand, and later studied at the Universities of London and Oxford. Christina, Queen of Sweden, was the subject of her much-praised first biography. She lived in Paris while researching The Secret Wife of Louis XIV, and now lives in Vienna.

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ISBN 13	9780060736170
ISBN 10	0060736178
Title	Christina, Queen of Sweden
Author	Veronica Buckley
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Harper
Year published	2004-09-21
Number of pages	370
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