Make A King From A Republican And End War Forever!
SwedishFreak’s condensed Swedish history continues today with the fourth episode; all and all there will be six episodes.
During the 18th century, remarkable things happened in the royal court: one king was killed by a pastry, another was shot at the Opera, a third was dethroned, and a fourth was created from a devoted republican and anti-royalist.
For more than two centuries, Sweden had constantly been involved in wars with most European countries: Denmark, Poland, Russia, Prussia, Lubeck, Bremen, Austria, France, and England. The 18th century started in the same manner. Finland was lost to Russia, but Norway was conquered from Denmark.
Suddenly – just like that – once the new king had invaded Norway, the warlike attitude ended, and after that, Sweden hasn’t been involved in any war. Peace was made with England without one single shot had been fired.
If you missed the first episodes, check out our history page (Culture/History) which presents each of the six episodes, or dive directly into Fine Arts, Vodka, And Emigration!
Next episode will follow… shortly.
torgskräck also means agoraphobia
Yes, that’s correct,thank you! The joke in the double meaning of “Torgskräcken” was in fact the reason for mentioning it, and my original text said “Torgskräcken, i.e. ‘the Agoraphobia'”, but as I inserted the parenthesis while proofreading, I lost the joke. Thank you for mentioning!