Scandinavia

A.D. Harvey recalls the career of the Swedish king whose assassination inspired a famous opera.

The Danish astronomer died on October 24th, 1601.

Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of an important Scandinavian battle, which took place on April 2nd, 1801.

A key battle in the Great Northern War was fought on November 29th, 1700.

Finland's longest-serving president was born on September 3rd, 1900.

Christian V died in Copenhagen on August 25th, 1699, following a riding accident.

An international exhibition run by the Swedish Royal Armoury on Tournaments and the Dream of Chivalry.

Ragnhild Hatton on her memories - and the perspective of other historians - on Wartime Norway.

David Kirby discusses how Sweden's sudden rise to prominence in 17th-century Europe provoked much soul-searching both within and without the country on its nature, its culture and its destiny.

Ann Hills on excavations in the Arctic and displays in the Tromso Museum.