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4 days ago · The Vasa was a magnificent warship commissioned by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1625, during a time of conflict with Poland. Designed to be a symbol of Sweden‘s military might, the ship was adorned with intricate carvings and equipped with 64 guns, capable of accommodating up to 300 soldiers.
5 days ago · Discover the remarkable reign of Gustavus Adolphus, the Swedish king who left an indelible mark on European history during the Thirty Years' War. Known for h...
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5 days ago · He rightly dismisses the suggestion that Gustavus Adolphus wanted to create a new universal monarchy, as a sort of Protestant Charles V and at the same time as a successor to the Goths and Vandals – the legendary forbears of the Swedes – who had in late antiquity conquered Rom.
3 days ago · GARSD: Professor Maddalena Marinari is a historian of immigration from Gustavus Adolphus College. She says the civil rights movement and Cold War geopolitics had a big part to play.
5 days ago · Kjerstin Moody (she/her) is an associate professor in the Department of Scandinavian Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, where she teaches courses on contemporary Nordic literature, society, and culture, as well as courses from the beginning to the advanced levels in the Swedish language.
5 days ago · Gustavus Adolfus of Sweden centralized the Swedish State and revolutionized modern warfare. He intervened in the thirty years war to protect the protestants. He defeated the catholic league and pushed back the Habsburgs. But he was killed at battle of Lutzen after winning it. What if he survived...
2 days ago · Denmark managed to avoid territorial concessions, but King Gustavus Adolphus' intervention in Germany was seen as a sign that the military power of Sweden was on the rise while Denmark's influence in the region was declining.
