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The Much-Maligned Reign of Swedish Queen Maria Eleonora

Ridiculous History

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Is There Something Going on There Too That's Getting My Wife to Lose It?

When the king leaves to fight in the 30 years war, of course, the queen is not feeling very good about it. She writes a bunch of letters to the chancellor begging him to let her accompany her husband to germany. And then two years after that, november 16 32, in the battle of lutzen, adolphus is shot in the back by his horse. He manages to get free of the horse for a second, but then he is killed by a gun shot to the head,. It's taken to wolgast. Maria seis his cadaver, and she physically clings to her husband's remains.

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