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- Bellamy, Charlotte, et al.
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From valet to smuggler : A micro-historical study of a French intermediary in Stockholm, 1775-1832
- 2018
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Ingår i: Revue d'histoire Nordique. - Toulouse : Universite de Toulouse Le Mirail. - 1778-9605. ; 27:2, s. 115-140
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article is a microhistorical study of the life of Marcellin Robert, a craftsman's son who came to Sweden from rural France and became one of the greatest smugglers in late eighteenth-century Sweden. Through his transgressions of the law and his connections at court, he was able to navigate the ever-harshening import legislation to become an important conveyor of French fashion in Sweden. As revolution swept France, Robert maintained close links to his native country and was able to provide uninterrupted access to French goods when most other channels closed. Robert's case illustrates the possibilities available to a maverick intermediary in the changing European landscape of the late eighteenth century. It also shows the crucial role such individuals could play in side-stepping official legislation and in realising the cosmopolitan aristocratic lifestyle in a protectionist nation like Sweden.
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- Bergman, Karl, 1949-
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Qu’y avait-il de « moderne » dans les ports militaires de Suède aux XVIIe etXVIIIe siècle ? L’exemple de Karlskrona : What Was “Modern” about Naval Cities in 17th and 18th century Sweden?
- 2015
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Ingår i: REVUE D’HISTOIRE NORDIQUE. - Strasbourg. - 1778-9605. ; :18, s. 99-125
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Résumé : Est-ce qu’à l’époque moderne un port militaire pouvait être considéré comme un cas particulier, comme une ville différente des autres ? Cet article montre, à partir de l’exemple de Karlskrona en Suède, qu’un port militaire européen à la fin du XVIIe siècle et au début du XVIIIe siècle devient ce qui peut être qualifié de « plateforme », au sein de laquelle les anciennes manières de penser et d’agir sont confrontées à une situation nouvelle. La dynamique de cette confrontation est la volonté de la Suède de devenir une puissance de premier plan en Baltique. En raison de ces ambitions militaires, les méthodes de production et le contrôle les maladies sont l’objet de nouvelles attentes. Pour atteindre ses objectifs, la Suède doit se doter d’un état militaire puissant qui s’appuie sur des réseaux marchands baltiques éprouvés. Ils sont contrôlés par des négociants qui doivent eux-mêmes être intégrés au projet général au moyen de négociations. C’est d’autant plus difficile que le succès final repose sur la fondation d’un port militaire dans une région récemment conquise sur le Danemark. L’ampleur des ambitions suédoises ressort des plans élaborés par la nouvelle ville construite sur un groupe d’îles inhabitées tout au sud-est du pays, ce qui impose un déplacement important d’habitants ainsi que la création d’un port militaire et d’un chantier naval. Tous ces éléments réunis créent un environnement favorable à de nouveaux échanges et à l’élaboration de nouvelles solutions.
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- Charpentier Ljungqvist, Fredrik, 1982-, et al.
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Histoire du climat du Royaume de Suède à l’époque modern : [Climate hisotry of the early modern Swedish Realm]
- 2018
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Ingår i: Revue d’Histoire Nordique. - 1778-9605. ; 27, s. 201-226
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this article, we assess the scholarship of climate history in the former Swedish Realm (roughly, present-day Sweden, Finland, and Estonia) during the early modern period. Climate history research has primarily focused on consequences of climate change and variability on human history, but also on producing documentary-based reconstructions of past climate. Recent advances in palaeo-climatology, in particular dendroclimatology, during the past two to three decades, have made it possible to study climate impacts on early modern history. However, while the field of climate history has developed substantially in much of Europe, it remains rather underdeveloped and has drawn limited intetest in the Nordic countries. Apart from some recent studies for Finland, the climate history of the former Swedish Realm falls short of the standards of the field in contemporary European scholarship. Existing scholarship has nevertheless demonstrated the link between cold springs and summers and poor harvests, particuiar in Finland, but few studies have assessed the effects of climate on society outside of periods of severe food shortage or famines. The article concludes with outlines and reflections for future scholarship in climate history of the early modern Swedish Realm.
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- Linnarsson, Magnus, 1977-
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Unfaithful and expensive – but absolutely necessary : Perceptions of mercenaries in Swedish war policy, 1621–1636
- 2015
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Ingår i: Revue d'histoire Nordique. - 1778-9605. ; :18, s. 51-73
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article examines the Swedish State Council’s descriptions and perceptions of mercenaries between 1621 and 1636. The survey shows that the Council described the mercenaries as unfaithful, unreliable and expensive. In its discussions, conscripted Swedish troops are said to be better than hired mercenaries. The State Council’s perception of mercenaries confirms a paradox in military history. During the period examined, mercenaries constituted a considerable part of fighting forces, not least in the Swedish army. This study, therefore, shows how an ideal of soldier recruitment collided with political reality. In so doing, this article also reviews British political scientist Sarah Percy’s thesis of a norm against the use of mercenaries. Percy has argued that such a norm has put restrictions on the use of mercenaries since the Middle Ages. A review of the Swedish source material found that this norm existed on a discursive level, but that it did not have any real impact on troop recruitment during the period studied.
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- Scherp, Joakim, 1968-
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Alternatives to the Military State? : The Swedish Estates' reactions to Absolutist policies during the Great Northern War
- 2015
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Ingår i: Revue d'histoire Nordique. - 1778-9605. ; :18, s. 147-169
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this article, the meeting of the Estates in 1710, and the policies suggested during this meeting is described. It is argued that the Estates had a different view of state and society than the absolutist regime. As an alternative to the heavily militarized state, which endeavoured to control all parts of society, the Estates suggested policies that they thought would lead to greater prosperity. This would be achieved by freeing the economy from state control, and above all by concluding peace. To solve the immediate financial problems of the Crown, a system of borrowing against guarantees from the Estates was proposed, which would have meant a financial revolution of the same kind that England had recently introduced. Steven Pincus theory of revolutions is furthermore applied to the Swedish developments, and it is argued that the state-modernization forced on Sweden by the disastrous Great Northern war lead to proposals for change both from the Estates and the Crown.
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