Christina of Denmark

Join us this week as we discuss the woman who famously rejected Henry VIII. We look into her life and discover more about her.

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Lara, Phoebe and Katie

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Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan, then Duchess of Lorraine, The British Library, Available at: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG30123 

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