3. The Queens of Sweden: The queen who defended Stockholm castle
Christina of Saxony withstood both the weapons of the besiegers as well as disease and starvation
Two women with the name Christina have defended Stockholm's castle with teeth and claws against besieging soldiers, both of these women have borne the name Christina. We start with the first: Queen Christina of Saxony.
To put her life on context: We rewind the tape to 1471. A Dane army under the Danish king Christian I tries to take over Stockholm with t…
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