The Girl King

My Kristina of Sweden!

I implore you to call upon your cleverness!

I beseech you, in the name of our Lord!

Save your Empire!

Kristina!

Kristina!

Good night, Your Majesty.

See you tomorrow.

The queen Mother refuses to see you!

Chancellor, how dare you force your way into my quarters.

I've come to save your daughter from your madness

and to remove he king's body.

- Not so soon! - Soon?

He's been on your bed for two years!

His heart!

Look at that mad, mad woman...

She shows no respect to our king. Go.

Nein! Nein...

Ah Kristina, Kristina! Come...

Kristina, Kristina... Come, come!

Come! Kristina.

Kristina...

Get the body.

Kristina!

Kristina!

Kristina...

Kristina?

Kristina.

Happy Birthday your majesty.

Control your anger.

Ssss...

Suppress your tears.

Were you aware of her shoulder?

A distracted servant.

She fell down a flight of stairs.

The child is in good health.

I remember when you were born...

Your first cry was so deep,

we thought it was the long awaited prince.

So we took you to your father and he unwrapped the blanket.

A girl...

But she must be very clever, because she fooled us all.

She will be raised like a prince.

Rules for the training of the mind, by Descartes!

A Catholic!

That is blasphemy.

To be uneducated in this world of ours,

that would be blasphemy.

Heresy!

How dare you!

- Stop! - From now on...

We will decide what you read.

Luther is right.

The Pope is an aberration and...

and his infallibility...

a fraud.

I'm glad to see you've come to your senses...

But I still think Luther's austerity is sadistic.

He sees the devil everywhere.

Even in a fly.

I'll bring back your favorite books.

Descartes?

If you wish.

Even Descartes...

28.

12.

Her Majesty is in good health.

Happy eighteenth birthday.

With your father's sword, Sweden is yours.

Careful!

You should concentrate, my cousin!

I'll lay a treasure at your feet.

The greatest treasure in the world?

Yes!

The greatest treasure in the world.

I'll grant your deepest desire.

Just ask me!

Like Luther,

I want to spend a night with the devil.

Do you really think he's the one

who will lay the devil at your feet?

On this sacred day, may I call you my daughter?

Did I see you speak to her on my behalf?

She needs to feel loved, convince her.

They haven't brought me your Royal Proclamation speech.

And they won't be bringing it.

Why?

Because that's what I decided.

Do you realize the importance of this speech?

Yes!

And I've been preparing for it since childhood.

This is a fine occasion for you to trust her.

Stop it.

Father...

Let Kristina show you

that you have every reason to be proud of her.

Very well.

I'll hold you both responsible for the consequences.

Her majesty, Queen Kristina!

How radiant and proud she is!

What a marvelous day for our kingdom!

You, Kristina, on the throne.

Yes!

Your majesty...

Your humble servant.

Magnus, I take umbrage at your splendid attire.

If Your Majesty wishes, I shall take everything off.

And I should take umbrage all the more.

May I introduce you to Monsieur Pierre Chanut,

France's distinguished ambassador to our country.

Your Majesty.

Monsieur.

Despite our religious differences,

Sweden accepts France,

the eldest daughter of the Church of Rome,

as our greatest ally.

We are stealing souls from the Holy German Empire,

while you are stealing their provinces.

Jakob!

You remember my younger brother, Jakob?

Some say he's even handsomer than me.

Your Majesty.

My fiancée, Countess Ebba Sparre.

Your Majesty.

We must all take umbrage.

I don't see my mother.

She left.

Still at your papa's side I see?

Everytime I see you, the same image comes to mind.

What image is that my friend?

You can open a dog's mouth to teach him to talk...

But...

It just goes on, barking.

Lovely to see you again.

Did you bring my first revolution?

I was olny waiting for you to give the order, my queen.

Now!

For our gracious majesty's pleasure!

It's time now.

Everything will be fine.

Show them what you're made of!

The Queen!

Today I came of age

and I solemnly received my father's crown.

The crown of the great Gustav, Lion of the North,

who gave his life

fighting to defend the glory of Sweden.

And I, like him, intend to work day and night

for the glory of our kingdom,

in keeping with the teachings of Luther, our spiritual guide.

I inherited from my father a country of miners

and lumberjacks, of peasants and soldiers.

Ignorance and illiteracy are rampant in the lower classes,

people scorn scholars and are suspicious of knowledge.

The French philosopher, René Descartes, says...

that curiosity is a great asset.

Says it predisposes us to acquire scientific knowledge.

He says...

the best remedy, for excessive admiration,

is to acquire knowledge of many things,

and to practice appreciation

of those that seem most rare and strange.

We must build schools!

Theaters!

Libraries!

We must welcome the finest thinkers

and those banned for their ideas.

I want to make my country

the most sophisticated country in Europe.

Let us become curious and make Stockholm the new Athens!

To achieve this dream...

We must tackle the greatest challenge

in the history of this country...

Peace!

Peace?

We must bring an end to these years of war

with the Holy Roman Empire.

With the Catholics?!

Nothing is more difficult than peace.

Thirty years of war...

Thousands and thousands of deaths

to ensure that Luther's faith,

prevails over the North of this continent.

And you would like us to abandon these goals?!

We got drunk on the blood of Catholics.

And now we are supposed to dilute everything

with poetry and song!

Sit down...

When pretty phrases and sweet melodies

have lulled us to sleep,

Catholic Germany will rise and, brandishing Rome,

they will return to stab us in the back!

- The way they did your father! - Sit down!

This is her majesty, Queen Kristina of Sweden!

And when the queen speaks, she commands!

Wait!

Wait, wait, wait, wait...

I shall protect you.

I shall love you, day and night.

Marry me!