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#35 Drottning Kristina
Season 1, Ep. 35
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Teach Me Sweden is a Swedish History podcast by comedians Jonathan Rollins (US) and Erik Broström (SE). Each week one of them reads a true story from Swedish History to the other one who likely knows nothing about it.
Jonathan follows up Erik's Greta Garbo lesson with a lesson about a character famously played by Greta Garbo. Yes, it's time to learn about Drottning Kristina! She was a young queen that was raised to rule, then famously abdicated her throne. Listen in to find out what happened to people that crossed this masculine woman that despised marriage in another hilarious episode of Teach Me Sweden. Enjoy!
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