Warrior kings of Sweden : the rise of an empire in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries /

"This narrative covers Sweden's Age of Greatness (1632-1718), warrior-kings who governed, chronologically describes political and religious events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and reveals how these events produced the climate for European global expansion. It traces history...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Peterson, Gary Dean, 1942-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2007]
Subjects:	Sweden > Politics and government > 17th century. Sweden > History, Military > 17th century. Sweden > Kings and rulers > 17th century. Sweden > Civilization > 17th century. Sweden > Politics and government > 16th century. Sweden > Kings and rulers > 16th century. Europe > History, Military > 17th century. Europe > History, Military > 16th century.
Online Access:	Table of contents only

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Summary:	"This narrative covers Sweden's Age of Greatness (1632-1718), warrior-kings who governed, chronologically describes political and religious events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and reveals how these events produced the climate for European global expansion. It traces history through Sweden's rulers and documents cultural flowering in arts and sciences and personalities that drove Sweden's cultural progress"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	viii, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287) and index.
ISBN:	9780786428731 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786428732 (softcover : alk. paper)