After an 18-month absence, screen queen Greta Garbo returned most fittingly as one her native Sweden's most famous rulers, QUEEN CHRISTINA ('33). A rightful leader, Garbo had complete approval on every person hired for her films which lead to the casting of her former fiancé and silent screen co-star John Gilbert. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Queen Christina of Sweden: The Cross-Dressing Monarch Who Shocked All of Europe (True Story) **If Europe had a rulebook… Queen Christina of Sweden burned it. 🔥** In the 1600s, queens were expected to be quiet, obedient, and ladylike. Christina? She did the exact opposite — proudly, loudly, and without apology. Raised as a *prince*, trained like a soldier, obsessed with philosophy and art, she wore men's clothing, refused every marriage proposal, and openly challenged the expectations of her ent

Greta Garbo and John Gilbert Queen Christina 1933 🎥 New Trailer Queen Christina is a pre-Code Hollywood biographical film, produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933 by Walter Wanger and directed by Rouben Mamoulian. It stars Swedish-born actress Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in their fourth and last film together. The film portrays the life of Queen Christina of Sweden, who became monarch at the age of six in 1632 and grew to be a powerful and influential leader. As well as coping with the demand

Was Christina, Queen of sweden, in love with Ebba Sparre, her lady in waiting? #historywithamy #history #historyfacts #ebbasparre #queenofsweden #christinaqueenofsweden | History with Amy