Scandinavia
A.D. Harvey recalls the career of the Swedish king whose assassination inspired a famous opera. |
Dunia Garcia Ontiveros charts the little-known history of the Sami population and the life of Knud Leem, the first person to study their language and culture. Published in History Today, 2011
|
Richard Cavendish explains how Europe's earliest modern-style banknotes were introduced by the Bank of Stockholm in the 17th century. |
Janina Ramirez, presenter of a new BBC documentary on Iceland and its literature, explores the country’s sagas, their wide-ranging legacy and what they tell us about the history and culture of the Arctic island and its peoples. |
Richard Cavendish recreates the circumstances of Horatio Nelson's victory at Copenhagen on April 2nd, 1801. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 4
|
Magnus Stenbock, the Swedish aristocrat and war hero, lived his life in pursuit of honour. Yet, as Andreas Marklund reveals, he died in disgrace, broken by the schemes of a cunning spy. Published in History Today, Volume: 60 Issue: 10
|
Janet Voke meets Joachim Rønneberg, survivor of one of the most daring actions of the Second World War: the sabotage of a German heavy water plant deep in occupied Norway. Published in History Today, Volume: 60 Issue: 10
|
Nigel Jones celebrates a great humanitarian who navigated the perilous paths between good and evil, a mission that was to cost him his life. Published in History Today, Volume: 60 Issue: 9
|
James Hamilton looks at how volcanic activity in Iceland in 1783 and elsewhere elicited strange reactions, and stimulated the creative powers of artists and scientists. |
Ed Dutton looks at how the experience of Finland during the period 1945 to 1989 has led to a historical identity crisis for the nation that remains unresolved. |
Patricia Cleveland-Peck goes on the trail of the scientist Linnaeus, whose tercentenary this year is being marked in Sweden at a variety of locations associated with the great man. |
Stuart Burch considers the significance to Norway – both in terms of the past and the present – of the anniversary of 1905, when the country at last won its independence from Sweden. Published in History Today, Volume: 55 Issue: 6
|
Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Finland, Matthew Kirk, describes the impact of the Crimean War on that country and how it is being commemorated. |
June 6th, 1654
|
A.D. Harvey recalls the career of the Swedish king whose assassination inspired a famous opera. Published in History Today, Volume: 53 Issue: 12
|
Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of an important Scandinavian battle, which originally took place on April 2nd, 1801 |
- 1 of 2
- ››
- Home
- Location
- Period
- Themes
- Magazine
- Subscribe
- Archive
- Ebooks
- Students
- Blog
- Contact
Related Blog Posts
Posted December 6 2011
|
Posted September 27 2011
|
Posted November 25 2008
|
This Month's Magazine
Newsletter
From The Current Issue
Roger Moorhouse
|
Patrick Bishop
|
David Torrance
|
From The Archive
Byron’s love affair with bare-knuckle boxing was shared by many of his fellow Romantics, who celebrated this most brutal of sports in verse. John Strachan examines an unlikely match. |
Advertisement
Available To Subscribers
The History Today Blog
Posted 1 day 16 hours ago
|
Posted 1 day 18 hours ago
|
Posted 5 days 18 hours ago
|