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QUEEN CHRISTINA.

Who was King of Sweden in 1626? What was he called, and why? How were the Swedes looked upon during his

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When was his daughter Christina born, and what is said of her early childhood?

How did she act, when two years old, at the fortress of Colmar ? How did Gustavus determine to educate her ?

Where was the King summoned when Christina was four years old? What is said of his departure ?

What news came to Sweden after the King had been gone two years?

Describe Christina's coronation. How was the country governed until she was eighteen years old? What was her character then, and how did she dress?

What did Queen Christina do in her twenty-eighth year? How did she spend the rest of her life? When did she die ?

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