Abdication of Queen Christina of Sweden
Christina abdicated her throne on June 6th, 1654.
Christina abdicated her throne on June 6th, 1654.
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.