He has however stayed in touch with his Swedish heritage, including living in Sweden between 1987 and 1992 after meeting a Swedish woman whom he later married. Today they live in Minnesota, but travel ...

Beyond lengthy tomes about great leaders, epic battles, eras and epochs, and so forth, there are countless excellent and unexpected non-fiction books that offer insight into Swedish history. Here are ...

In 1768, towards the end of the period of Swedish history known as Frihetstiden, the Age of Liberty, King Adolf Frederick threatened to abdicate unless an extraordinary session of the Riksdag, the ...