Sunday, May 24, 2020

Excerpt from Charles Longland's letter to secretary John Thurloe on Kristina settling down in Rome, dated March 3, 1656

Source:

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/thurloe-papers/vol4/pp549-559#h3-0011

The letter:

The queen of Sweden has dismist her court of 180 horse, (has sold 120) and contracts her familly to a small number, begining to conform herself to the Italian way, being resolved to setle her abode at Rom; whence 'tis advys'd by good hands, that the Portugues is lyk to join with the Spanyard. We have no noiz here of any great fleets to be about these parts, but that the Spanyard maks himself as strong as he can at Cales.


Above: Kristina.

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