Denmark, 1513-1660
The Rise and Decline of a Renaissance Monarchy
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 23 August 2007
- ISBN 9780199271214
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages304 pages
- Size 242x163x22 mm
- Weight 601 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 6 halftones and 3 maps 0
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One of the largest states in Europe and the greatest of the Protestant powers, Denmark in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was at the height of its influence. Embracing Norway, Iceland, portions of southern Sweden and northern Germany, the Danish monarchy dominated the vital Baltic trade. However, its geopolitical importance far exceeded its modest resources. Paul Douglas Lockhart examines the short and perhaps unlikely career of Denmark as the major power of northern Europe, exploring its rise to the forefront of European affairs and its subsequent decline in fortunes following its disastrous involvement in the Thirty Years' War.
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One of the largest states in Europe and the greatest of the Protestant powers, Denmark in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was at the height of its influence. Embracing Norway, Iceland, portions of southern Sweden and northern Germany, the Danish monarchy dominated the vital Baltic trade. However, its geopolitical importance far exceeded its modest resources. Paul Douglas Lockhart examines the short and perhaps unlikely career of Denmark as the major power of northern Europe, exploring its rise to the forefront of European affairs and its subsequent decline in fortunes following its disastrous involvement in the Thirty Years' War.
Using the latest research from Danish and other Scandinavian scholars Lockhart focuses on key issues, from the dynamic role of the Oldenburg monarchy in bringing about Denmark's 'European integration', to the impact of the Protestant Reformation on Danish culture. The multi-national character of the Danish monarchy is explored in-depth, in particular how the Oldenburg kings of Denmark sought to establish their authority over their sizable-and oftentimes contentious-Norwegian, Icelandic, and German minorities. Denmark's participation in international politics and commerce is also investigated, along with the power struggle between Denmark and its rival Sweden over Baltic dominion, and the Danes' unique approach to internal governance.
Lockhart's book is based on a superb knowledge of Danish research. His work is empirical and analytical at a very high level.... Lockhart has written by far the best introduction in any language to the history of early modern Denmark.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I - The Development of the Consensual State, 1513-96
The End of the Medieval Monarchy, 1513-36
The Rebirth of the Oldenburg Monarchy, 1536-96
Reformation and Culture
Commerce, Rural Economy, and the Structure of Society
The Mistress of the Sound: Denmark and Europe, 1513-96
Part II - The Age of Christian IV, 1596-1660
The Activist Monarchy of Christian IV
Baltic and German Hegemonies: Denmark and Europe, 1596-1629
Church and Court: Culture in the Age of Christian IV
The Death of Government by Consensus, 1630-48
State and Society, Centre and Periphery
War and Absolutism, 1648-60
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliographic Essay
