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Book SynopsisThis is the first study to analyse the relationship between England and Sweden across the entire seventeenth century. It emphasises the importance of commerce and diplomacy working in tandem. The book contains five chapters arranged chronologically, all based on original and innovative archival research, and traces the economic aspects of the relationship in both a qualitative and quantitative context. It draws upon a number of unique incidents to detail the variety and extent of commercial and diplomatic connections that became of primary importance for the welfare and success of both nations over the century.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Abbreviations Stylistic Conventions Weights, Measures and Money Introduction 1 An Insignificant Trade? 1603–1641 1 Perspectives on Existing Historiography 2 The Union of the Crowns and Its Effect on Baltic Trade 3 The Tudor Period 4 Anglo-Swedish Commerce in the First Half of the Seventeenth Century 5 The Scottish Connection 6 John Coote and Nascent Anglo-Swedish Commercial Networks 7 Anthony Knipe and the English Company of Gothenburg, 1635–1637 8 The Shift towards Sweden 9 Conclusion 2 The Codification of a Relationship, 1642–1659 1 The Rise of Swedish Exports and the English Market 2 Difficulties in the Import Trade 3 The Impetus for Reaching the Swedish Market 4 Commercial Perspectives on Anglo-Swedish Diplomacy 5 Commercial Organisation: the Role of the State 6 Commercial Organisation: the Role of Merchants and Agents 7 The English East India Company and the Swedish Africa Company: Anglo-Swedish Commercial Connections in Colonial Trades 8 Conclusion 3 Commercial Ascendancy, 1660–1671 1 Establishing Permanent Diplomatic Representation 2 England Becomes a Vital Trading Partner 3 Circumventing the Sound 4 Sweden Emerges Unchallenged 5 Commercial Policy and the Demise of the Eastland Monopoly 6 Abraham Kock-Cronström, Copper, and the English Mint 7 Conclusion 4 Mixed Fortunes, 1672–1688 1 Attempts at Finding Accord 2 English Trade Scales New Heights 3 The Problem of Payment 4 Conclusion 5 Commercial Dominance and Diplomatic Disruption, 1689–1700 1 Diplomacy at War 2 The Only Stable Market 3 Anglo-Swedish Disputes: Outstanding Debts and the Expulsion of Foreign Merchants 4 Conclusion Conclusion Bibliography Index
