clacke: exhausted pixie dream boy ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐Happy Swedish National Day to those who celebrate!
On this day 501 years ago, Gustav I was crowned King of Sweden, which is considered the starting point for the modern Swedish centralized nation-state.
On this day 215 years ago, Sweden adopted a basic law that turned it from an absolute monarchy to a parliamentary constitutional monarchy ... again.
Both of Sweden's democratic revolutions, in 1719 and in 1809, were brought about by disastrous losses against the Russian Tsar. Big thank yous go to Peter the Great and Alexander the Blessed!
Glad nationaldag!
Andrew Owen
EK Hrvatska