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	Podcast:		The Forum
	Episode:		Christina of Sweden: Queen of Surprises
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:39:33
	Publish Date:		2018-07-28 09:06:00
	Description:		An accomplished young horsewoman who loved fencing and male attire, the 17th century Swedish Queen Christina was anything but a conventional princess. And she kept springing surprises on her court and country: after just a decade on the throne she abdicated, converted to Catholicism and moved to Rome. Once there, she put herself forward as a candidate for the post of Queen of Naples, opened a public theatre and scandalised the Holy See by a liaison with a cardinal. Bridget Kendall follows Christina's adventures with biographer Veronica Buckley, and historians Stefano Fogelberg Rota and Therese Sjovoll. Photo: Christina of Sweden by Jacob Heinrich Elbfas, 1640s
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