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| | Stockholm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The city is said to have been founded by Birger Jarl in order to protect Sweden from invasion from the sea by foreign navies and to stop pillage of the cities such as Sigtuna on Lake Mälaren. | | | On October 14, 1471 Sweden under Sten Sture, with the support of the people of Stockholm, achieved a dramatic victory over the Danish king Christian I. | | | On November 8, 1520, massive executions of opposition figures, called the Stockholm Bloodbath, took place. |
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| | Stockholm Bloodbath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Christian suppressed his political opponents under the pretense of defending an ecclesiastical system which in his heart he despised. | | | The executions continued throughout the following day; in all, about eighty-two people are said to have been thus murdered. | | | The Stockholm Bloodbath, or the Stockholm Massacre, took place as the result of a successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces under the command of Christian II of Denmark (in Swedish history known as "Christian the Tyrant"). |
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| | Stockholm, Sweden |
| | The log (called stock in Swedish) floated ashore at the island (holm) in question, and the homeless Sigtuna citizens thought this was the perfect place to settle down. | | | The dramatic course of events culminated in 1520 in a mass execution of the leading Swedish opposition. | | | Stockholm gained such strength and independence during the latter part of the Middle Ages, that the city became a powerful factor nationally on a political level, acting between the Danish union kings and the national movement lead by the Sture family. |
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http://worldfacts.us/Sweden-Stockholm.htm
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| | Gustavus Vasa - Stormfront White Nationalist Community |
| | After this, they gave up Stockholm to be pillaged, with its people put to the sword, irregardless of age or sex. | | | Gustavus had been the prisoner of Chastiern, who escaped from prison and disguied himself as peasant and took refuge in the mountainous, wooded area of Delecarlia where he worked in copper mines. | | | The two in tandem had the councils, magistrates and 94 senators seized and massacred. |
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| | Gustav Vasa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | When the Danes under Christian II conquered Sweden and took the capital Stockholm in 1517, several members of the Sture-party were executed in the Stockholm Bloodbath in October that year. | | | The Pope sent back his decision demanding the unlawful expell of Archbishop Gustav Trolle to be reverted, and that the archbishop was to be reinstated. | | | The date has later been celebrated as the Swedish national day. |
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http://www.marylandheights.us/project/wikipedia/index.php/Gustav_I_of_Sweden
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| | THE STOCKHOLM BLOODBATH |
| | All prsoners would be released and nothing would be mentioned of what had been done against the danish or against the bishops. | | | Kristian has since then been known as Kristian the tyrant in Sweden but as Kristian peasantlover in denmark since he did much for the danish peasantclass. | | | The king who recently had promised forgiveness and amnesty confirmed the sentances. |
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http://members.tripod.com/Strv102r/stockholm_bloodbath.htm
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| | In 1523 the Danish were driven out by the Swedes, under the leadership of Gustav Vasa who then became king of the country. | | | Many people moved to the cities; Stockholm’s population was 93,000 in 1850 and by the early 20 | | | He made Stockholm the centre of his kingdom and introduced religious and economic reforms that brought stability and greatly enriched the state. |
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http://www.cityorganiser.co.uk/Stockholm/about.htm
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| | Europe Guide |
| | The medieval trading centers on Lake Malaren, such as Strangnas and Sigtuna, had no choice but to load and unload goods at dangerous places to continue trade with the Baltic Sea. | | | The story goes that Stockholm was founded by the dwellers of the pillaged settlement of Sigtuna in the 12th century, who had escaped from their devastated city on logs | | | The founding year of the city is regarded as 1252, and Birger Jarl can take credit for founding the city. |
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http://www.flycheapol.com/europe/sweden-stockholm.asp
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| | Stockholm Features Fodor's Online Travel Guide |
| | 1520 Christian II, ruler of the Kalmar Union, executes 82 people who oppose the Scandinavian union, an event known as the "Stockholm bloodbath." Sweden secedes from the Union three years later. | | | Birger improves women's rights, makes laws establishing peace in the home and church, and begins building Stockholm. |
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http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=stockholm@152&cur_section=fea&feature=30007
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| | Nordic FAQ - 7 of 7 - SWEDEN |
| | 1520:ies When the Danish king Christian II is coronated in Stockholm, he executed a hundred men, burghers and noblemen, who belonged to the separatist Sture-party. | | | Eighty-two Swedish noblemen were executed in the market by Danish King Christian II. | | | This so called Stockholm blood bath causes again a rebellion in Sweden which is led by Gustaf Vasa. |
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http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nordic-faq/part7_SWEDEN
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| | Swedish History - The most essential years, 1520-1523 |
| | Many of his nearest relatives had been put in prison. | | | Gustavus Vasa was at that time at his own manor, in Rävsnäs, and there he got the terrible news of the Bloodbath in Stockholm, where his father and brother in law, Joacim Brahe, had been executed. | | | The first day of the bloodbath ended with the execution of some famous craftsmen. |
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http://www.utb.boras.se/uk/se/projekt/history/articles/vasa/vasa2.htm
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| | Stockholm hotels from $48: Sightseeing in Stockholm. |
| | STORTORGET In 1520 the cobbles ran with blood during the Stockholm Bloodbath. | | | This is where the history of Stockholm starts. | | | Today we find the Court of appeal in the building. |
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| | Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth: May 2004 Archives |
| | But the banquet was an ambush: the Swedes were arrested, put on trial and executed. | | | I had been told by several people that the Vasa Museum was one of the highlights of Stockholm, but I wasn’t prepared by how astounding the sight of the flagship would be. | | | In 1520, after years of warfare with the Danish king, the noblemen of Stockholm agreed to meet with the king for a banquet, during which they would try to settle their differences. |
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| | Stockholm Travel Guide - |
| | 1986 The Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is assassinated while walking home from a Stockholm cinema with his wife; the identity and motives of his attacker remain a mystery | | | 1252 Stockholm is established by Birger Jarl as a fortified island defence outpost against Baltic pirates, commanding the transshipment route between the Baltic Sea and Lake Mälaren | | | 1471 Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm: Swedish rebels under Sten Sture defeat Danish King Christian I |
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| | Stockholm -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia |
| | (1778–1837), king of Sweden 1792–1809, born in Stockholm; son of Gustavus III; his violent hatred for Napoleon led him into coalition against French and into disastrous war with Russia; his subjects, convinced he was insane, dethroned him and denied crown to his descendants; died in poverty in Switzerland. | | | Palme served as chairman of the Social Democratic party from 1969 and prime minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and again from 1982 to 1986, when he was assassinated on February 28 by an unknown assailant in Stockholm. | | | The city is built upon numerous islands as well as the mainland of Uppland and Södermanland. |
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| | Official Bloodbath web site |
| | Stockholm – Lübeck was only one hour in the air, so we got to Germany in no time. | | | Through who and when it will be released has yet to be confirmed. | | | Mike Åkerfeldt - former Bloodbath member with possibly the best death metal voice in the world has stepped up to help the band destroy Wacken on this exclusive one time happening. |
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| | American Sightseeing International, ASI, Sweden |
| | Stockholm has been well described as a "handsome and civilized capital" in a beautiful natural setting: the Baltic islands and rocks and water channels encompassing the city. | | | With wonderful view and vista, spacious Stockholm is also the political, administrative and cultural capital of Sweden and an industrial city as well. | | | Enjoy a panoramic view of Stockholm, originally founded as a fortress in the year 1252 and today the capital of Sweden, with a first stop on the hill of Fjällgatan from where you can see how the city lies upon 14 different islands and with more than 50 bridges connecting each and every island. |
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| | Sweden |
| | Stockholm is built on many islands on the coast of Sweden, and this island is where Stockholm began. | | | This square is the Stortorget, the original center of Stockholm on the island of Gamla Stan. | | | This is an overview of the old part of Stockholm - the island of Gamla Stan. |
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| | Wikinfo November 8 |
| | 1520 - Stockholm bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces under the command of Christian II of Denmark results in the execution of around 100 persons (mostly nobility and clergy involved in the previous Swedish war effort). |
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| | Site Template -- Geneology |
| | In 1520, the "Stockholm Bloodbath" took place where most of the Swedish noblemen were executed after the Danes declared false amnesty. | | | In this confusion, Gustav Erickson escaped the executions and fled to raise a Swedish army against the Danes. | | | The betrothal was made and a few months after the meeting, Maria and her attendants landed in Sweden at Kalmar, the greatest Swedish castle, set on the Baltic Sea, south of Stockholm. |
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| | Wellknown |
| | Otto Stjärna, the last catholic bishop of Västerås, was a member of the king Kristian Tyrant's court at the Bloodbath of Stockholm in 1520. | | | He was said to be the first in Sweden who received the Baptism in the Spirit. | | | Måns Nilsson (Svinhuvud) in Aspeboda, instigator of rebellion, beheaded in 1534 in Stockholm after a sentence of King Gustav Vasa. |
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| | Pictures of Gamla Stan, |
| | This is Stortorget, site of the infamous "Stockholm Bloodbath". | | | This is also the part of Stockholm where my favorite cafe lies. | | | This part of Stockholm was my favorite and I often explored different streets. |
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| | InfoHub Forums - Reply to Topic |
| | Staged by the Danish king Christian, in 1520, it was an effort to intimidate the Swedish nobility and regain control of the country. | | | It’s a rare city that has thousands of islands on its doorstep. | | | This is Stockholm’s good fortune and yours to enjoy. |
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| | Sten Sture the Younger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | He was mortally wounded at the on January 19, 1520, in the beginning of Christian II of Denmark's war against Sweden, and died on the ice of lake Mälaren on his way back to Stockholm. | | | He was born in 1493, as the son of regent, a descendant of the Sture family, and. | | | His marriage to Christina Gyllenstierna, great-granddaughter of King Charles VIII, in 1511 produced the son, later elevated to be 1st. |
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| | Stockholm Travel Guide Fodor's Online |
| | But by the beginning of the 18th century, Swedish influence had begun to wane and Stockholm's development diminished. | | | Positioned where the waters of Lake Mälaren rush into the Baltic, Stockholm is one of Europe's most beautiful capitals. | | | Today most Stockholmers live in high-rise suburbs that branch out to the pine forests and lakesides around the capital. |
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| | Cruise Critic Destinations: Stockholm |
| | This file may be downloaded for personal use only. | | | The one "can't miss this" museum in Stockholm has to be the incredible Vasa Museet (Galarvarvsv, Djurgarden, open every day from 10 a.m. | | | Regardless of docking spot, cruise ships generally offer shuttles to the center of Stockholm (for some it's complementary, others charge about $4 each way). |
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| | Students on Location - study abroad students report from ireland |
| | We didn’t spend too much time on Blasieholmen and Skeppsholmen, but we did see a full-rigged former freighter built in 1888 which now serves as a youth hostel and saw their National Museum. | | | Once we got to the city, we decided to walk around the Sentrum (or city center). | | | The last three sections of Stockholm are islands within the harbor. |
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| | Alas, Babylon! |
| | After WWII, the navy sold her to the city of Stockholm for 5000 Swedish crowns, and the Swedish Touring Club restored and renovated the ship, opening her as a youth hostel in 1949. | | | I then spent some more time on deck, enjoying the Stockholm evening, before heading to my bunk so I could make the most of my one full day to come in Stockholm. | | | From Kastellholmen, one can also look across the Nybroviken to Djurgården, the large island that was formerly a royal animal reserve and hunting ground and now forms part of the Stockholm National City Park, the only one of its kind in the world. |
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| | In 1520, the Danish king Christian II conquered Sweden and in the “Stockholm Bloodbath” put leading Swedish personages to death. | | | Around 1400, an attempt was made to unite Sweden, Norway, and Denmark into one kingdom, but this led to bitter strife between the Danes and the Swedes. | | | Gustavus Vasa (1523–1560) broke away from Denmark and fashioned the modern Swedish state. |
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| | 1520 |
| | November 8 - Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces under the command of Christian II of Denmark results in the execution of around 100 persons (mostly nobility and clergy involved in the previous Swedish war effort). | | | November 28 - After navigating through the South American strait, three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reach the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific (the strait was later named the Strait of Magellan). | | | October - Cuitláhuac, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies from smallpox. |
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| | Today in History - November 4 |
| | He was married to Isabella, sister of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He was responsible for the Stockholm Bloodbath of 8-10 November 1520 in which over eighty Swedish nobles were slain. | | | He was driven out of Sweden in 1521 and out of Denmark to the Netherlands in 1523. |
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| | Great Museums: Asian & Ancient Art Collections Tour |
| | For all who have visited China, Southeast Asia, Japan or India, or will visit these places, this tour is an absolute treasure trove of art from their ancient cities. | | | Depart from New York in the evening arriving into Stockholm midday. | | | It is considered to have the eminent collections of Chinese art outside China. |
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| | Stockholmer_Blutbad |
| | Schweden war seit 1389 Mitglied der Kalmarer Union, die von den dänischen Königen beherrscht wurde. | | | in Stockholm zum schwedischen König gekrönt, und der größte Teil des Stockholmer Bürgertums und des Reichsadels kam zu der als Versöhnungsfeierlichkeit deklarierten Zeremonie. | | | November legte Erzbischof Trolle eine Anklageschrift vor, in der er die Verurteilung namentlich genannter Personen als Ketzer forderte. |
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| | Gamla Stan |
| | Stortorget, the Great Square, site of the Stockholm Bloodbath in 1520 | | | Statue of Birger Jarl (founder of Stockholm) is in front. |
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