British diplomacy and Swedish politics, 1758-1773 / Michael Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Michael, 1908-1996.

Series:

Nordic series ; v. 1.

The Nordic series ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Sweden.

Great Britain.

Sweden--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Sweden.

Sweden--Politics and government--1718-1772.

Goodricke, John, Sir.

Goodricke, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (555 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book has three objectives; to shed light on the central issue in British foreign policy during a period inadequately explored by historians; to present, for the first time in English, an account of the dramatic last decade of Swedish "liberty" and it

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Tranquillity of the North; Chapter I: The Road to Stockholm, 1758-1764; Chapter II: A Diplomatic Revolution, 1762-1764; Chapter III: The Overthrow of the ''French System"", April 1764-January 1765; Chapter IV: Lord Sandwich in Search of a Policy, 1765; Chapter V: The Caps and the Court, 1765; Chapter VI: The Rockinghams and Goodricke's Treaty, 1765-1766; Chapter VII: The End of the Cap Diet, 1766; Chapter VIII: Drift, Deflation, and Defeat, 1766-68; Chapter IX: Lord Rochford and the Hat Diet, 1769-1770; Chapter X: Interlude, 1770-1771; Chapter XI: Failure of a Mission, 1771-1772; Epilogue Tranquillity Preserved, 1772-1773; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-512) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-5859-5

OCLC:

476162105