Essays about: "charles XII"

Found 3 essays containing the words charles XII.

1. 1. Literary pictures of Charles XII : Perception of the Swedish warrior king in the texts between the years 1731-1995

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Sara Karlsson; [2017]
   Keywords : charles XII; king; Sweden; 1700s; history; karl XII; kung; Sverige; 1700-talet; stormakt; officer; militär; statsman; historia; historisk aktör;

   Abstract : Syftet med denna uppsats är att utröna hur Karl XII har använts inom litteraturen under 1700, 1800 samt 1900-talet. Frågeställningarna som ska besvaras är ställda utifrån Karl XII:s personlighet, politiska förmåga som statsman och slutligen Karl XII:s egenskaper som en militär ledare. READ MORE

3. 2. A loyal public against an evil enemy? : Comparing how Russia, Denmark, and Poland were communicated as the otherin the Swedish Posttidningar during times of war, 1699–1743

   University essay from Historiska institutionen

   Author : Sarah Linden Pasay; [2012]
   Keywords : Great Northern War; Russo-Swedish War; Charles XII; Peter the Great; identity; newspapers; public sphere; Habermas; nationalism; ethnicity; patriotism; religion; Sweden; Russia; Poland; Denmark; early modern period; Posttidningar; Post- och Inrikes Tidningar.;

   Abstract : This study explores the Swedish portrayals of Russians as compared to Danes and Polesand how they changed over time during the Great Northern War and Russo-SwedishWar (1741–1743). Through the Swedish state-run Posttidningar, the information deliveredby the state indicates that the circumstances of war and the power of the enemy leaderswere more significant than specific attributes of the enemy other in forming collectiveSwedish identity. READ MORE

4. 3. Royal Power and Bureaucracy : The Function of the Högste Ombudsman in the Last Phase of theGreat Northern War

   University essay from Historiska institutionen

   Author : Simon Carpels; [2012]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The power struggle between the Charles XII and his bureaucracy after the crushing defeat inPoltava (1709) mainly concerned the unwillingness of the latter to raise a new army that could beshipped to Pomerania. In reaction to this disobedience the king reformed his bureaucracy. READ MORE