ABSTRACT
This is the first in a sequence of books which explores the history of The Baltic World and Northern Europe. In this period, Sweden was a major European power, occupying a central position in international politics. Her rise and decline, and the passing of regional hegemony to the new powers of Russia and Prussia, are central features in the book. Dr Kirby describes the evolving social and political systems of the principal Baltic states of the time, he gives the key events and processes in European history a new interest and freshness by showing them from the unfamiliar perspective of the northern world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|73 pages
The Baltic at the End of the Middle Ages
part Two|89 pages
The Livonian Wars
part Three|127 pages
Sweden as a Great Power
part Four|112 pages
The Rise of Russia