Victoria's hobby: Living like a 16th-century queen

Victoria Enefors spends much of her free time recreating the life of 16th-century queen Katarina Jagellonica, including wearing hand-sewn period clothing and cooking historical food. She often attracts attention from tourists at Gripsholm Castle. Enefors, born in Poland and a Catholic like the queen, built her dress based on a contemporary portrait, finishing it in 2018. Her research spans documents and travel, and she also lectures and performs theatrical monologues about Jagellonica. Jagellonica, born in 1526, was imprisoned at Gripsholm with her husband Johan III for four years. She chose captivity over freedom, later becoming queen in 1569, and is remembered for her loyalty and cultural interests.