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The Kalmar Union: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden Under One Crown

by Adrian E. Markham
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798199382076
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
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  • Pages: 242
  • Original Price: GBP 11.14
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 286 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Europe / Nordic Countries

The Kalmar Union: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden Under One Crown by Adrian E. Markham explores one of the most ambitious political experiments in medieval Europe, tracing the rise and collapse of the Scandinavian union that sought to bind the kingdoms of the North beneath a single monarchy. From the fortified halls of Kalmar Castle and the royal courts of Copenhagen to the forests of Sweden and the harbors of Bergen, the book follows the shifting balance of power that shaped the medieval Baltic world.

Markham examines the political vision of Margaret I of Denmark, the dynastic struggles that brought the crowns together, and the tensions that emerged as nobles, merchants, bishops, and kings competed for influence across the region. The book brings to life the trade networks of the Baltic, the pressures of war and taxation, and the fragile structure of a union that preserved separate kingdoms under one ruler while never becoming a single state.

Drawing on medieval chronicles, royal charters, diplomatic records, and Scandinavian legal traditions, The Kalmar Union reveals a world shaped by ambition, negotiation, rivalry, and identity. It offers a vivid and grounded portrait of how the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden attempted to forge a united North, and why that vision ultimately could not endure.

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