War, Court, and a Lap Pillow: Austria's Destiny
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The Birth of Modern Art

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Ferrante Duway's defeat and death had actually made Queen Regent Christina feel a sense of the fox mourning the hare's death. The former's men and territory had been several times greater than the latter's, yet he had died so silently, without a whisper.

The reason Queen Regent Christina had run rampant without restraint all these years was mainly that she had the status of royalty. No one could punish her; even if she failed, she would merely move somewhere else to lord it over others.

Yet the miserable deaths of the entire Spanish Bourbon line filled Queen Regent Christina with deep fear. She desperately wanted to flee this mad country, without the slightest thought of avenging her daughter.

But the British did not care about that. Christina's only value was to prevent the Austrian Empire from occupying all of Spain, and after Ferrante Duway's defeat and death, they were even less likely to let the former leave.

Queen Regent Christina was not someone who followed rules. If the British would not provide her with ships, she would get them herself.

Although Spain had declined, finding a few large ships capable of crossing the oceans was still not a problem.

As for the destination, she had already chosen it too.

"Your Majesty, it is our honor that you can join the United States of America."

David Wilmot said with a smile. He was very interested in this woman whose beauty had not yet faded with age, and especially interested in the vast wealth she controlled.

David Wilmot was a merchant, while also serving as the United States consul general in Spain, and he also had a father who was a legislator in Pennsylvania.

At this time, obtaining United States citizenship was not difficult. One only needed to follow certain relevant provisions

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