Christina, Queen Of Sweden - The Restless Life Of A European Eccentric

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Not unlike the elusive figure played by Greta Garbo, the real Queen Christina stood among the most flamboyant and controversial figures of the seventeenth century. All of Sweden could not contain her ambition or quench her thirst for adventure. Freed from her crown, she cut a breathtaking path across Europe -- spending madly, seeking out a more majestic throne, and stirring up trouble wherever she went. With a dazzling narrative voice and unerring sense of the period, Veronica Buckley goes beyond historical myth to breathe life into an extraordinary woman who set the world on fire and became an icon of her age -- a time of enormous change when Europe stood at the crossroads of religion and science, antiquity and modernity, war and peace. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. Zusammenfassung Not unlike the elusive figure played by Greta Garbo! the real Queen Christina stood among the most flamboyant and controversial figures of the seventeenth century. All of Sweden could not contain her ambition or quench her thirst for adventure. Freed from her crown! she cut a breathtaking path across Europe -- spending madly! seeking out a more majestic throne! and stirring up trouble wherever she went. With a dazzling narrative voice and unerring sense of the period! Veronica Buckley goes beyond historical myth to breathe life into an extraordinary woman who set the world on fire and became an icon of her age -- a time of enormous change when Europe stood at the crossroads of religion and science! antiquity and modernity! war and peace. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book! including author interviews! recommended reading! and more. ...

Product details

• Authors: Veronica Buckley
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2005
• EAN: 9780060736187
• ISBN: 978-0-06-073618-7
• No. of pages: 370
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 191 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Science: general issues, Biography: general, Memoirs, History of Science, Biography: royalty, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Social and cultural history, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HISTORY: Women, HISTORY: Europe / Italy, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Social Activists, WOMEN'S STUDIES: WOMEN'S HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Royalty, HISTORY: Europe / Nordic Countries, Political activism / Political engagement, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Cultural & Regional, Women's Studies / Women's History