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Tudors Dynasty

Christina of Sweden: Crown, Cross, and Contradiction

Tudors Dynasty

RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

History

4.4794 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Crowned as a child and trained like a prince, Queen Christina of Sweden defied every expectation placed upon her. From her glittering court of scholars to a shocking abdication, a secret conversion, and a dramatic reinvention in Rome, Christina’s life was anything but conventional. This episode explores the story of a queen who refused to be defined—by her crown, her country, or her time.

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Narrated by: Rebecca Larson

Researched by: Emily Airey

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go to amazon.com.uk.uk slash prime. In an age of dynasties, devotion, and duty, one woman

0:36.4

refused to follow the script. Crowned Queen as a child,

0:43.1

Christina of Sweden was raised not as a princess, but as a prince, groomed to rule, trained to think,

0:53.2

and determined to lead. Her court became a sanctuary for scholars,

1:00.0

a haven for ideas, and a stage upon which the great questions of the 17th century were debated.

1:09.0

But behind the intellect, behind the crown, was a spirit that could not be

1:15.8

contained. Her reign did not end in conquest or quiet resignation. It ended in abdication,

1:26.1

exile, and ultimately reinvention.

1:30.7

Christina did not merely relinquish a throne.

1:34.0

She defied a world that demanded she stay upon it.

1:41.4

She was born into the illustrious house of Asa, Christina Augusta, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus,

1:49.9

the Lion of the North, and Maria Eleanor of Brandenburg, a queen as fragile as she was noble.

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