240 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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From the middle of the sixteenth century to the end of the eighteenth cetury the Baltic sea was the scene of frequent conflicts between the powers that surrounded it. As the fortunes in the struggle changed, so did the composition of opposing alliances and the identity of the leading participants. Not only were the littoral states concerned by the outcome; other European states were anxious... Read more
1. Setting the Scene 2. The Baltic World in the Middle of the Sixteenth Century 3. The Struggle for Livonia (1558-95) 4. The Time of Troubles (1595-1617) 5. The Baltic During the Thirty Years War (1618-48) 6. The First Great Northern War (1648-67) 7. The Later Seventeenth Century (1667-1700) 8. Charles XII, Peter the Great and the End of Swedish Dominance (1700-21) 9. A New Balance (1721-51) 10. Mid-Century Crises (1750-72) 11. The Age of Gustavus III (1772-90) Postlude The Baltic in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1790-1815) Epilogue The Baltic in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
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Stewart P. Oakley
`... a first-rate work that is a valuable addition to the literature on the early modern Baltic.' - Jeremy Black European History Quarterly
`... undergraduates will welcome a book which has so clearly distilled general accounts in several languages into one volume,' - Slavonic Review
`... presents a clear, reliable and solidly informed account of a complex subject, with which most of his readers will be wholly unfamiliar. This book will be a valuable tool for all teachers and students of early modern European History.' - History
