The grand carousel in Stockholm in 1672
In the seventeenth century there were a handful of lavishly illustrated books published in Sweden. The most notable are Suecia antiqua et hodierna, containing topographical engravings of Sweden’s attractions, De rebus a Carolo Gustavo, about Charles X Gustav’s wars in Poland and Denmark from 1655 to 1660, and Certamen equestre, a volume depicting the carousel…
Why were kings indispensable?
My latest book is about the monarchy during the Swedish Age of Liberty (1718–1772). The book can be ordered from online bookstores or read and downloaded for free here: https://doi.org/10.7765/9789198740448 The Age of Liberty was the historical era when the power of Swedish monarchs was at its lowest. Sweden was in practice a republic where…