Charles XII: References & Edit History
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R.M. Hatton, Charles XII of Sweden (1968), offers a one-volume modern study of the king as a person and as a ruler. Of the review articles on this biography, the following may be mentioned since they add specifically to the historical argument: J.H. Plumb in The New York Times Review of Books (June 22, 1969); and Michael Roberts in the English Historical Review, 84:796–801 (1969). A three-volume German work by Otto Haintz, König Karl XII. von Schweden (1958, with reprints of vol. 1 and 2 originally published in 1935 and 1951), concentrates on the military history of the reign. A briefer book, The Life of Charles XII (U.S. title The Sword Does Not Jest, 1960), consists of an abbreviated version of the Swedish two-volume, beautifully written, but historically less valuable study by Frans G. Bengtsson, Karl XII:s levnad (1935–36).
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| Invalidated site: History Today - The Madman of the North. | Sep 15, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 13, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Charles XII of Sweden. | Feb 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The death of King Charles XII of Sweden revisited. | Nov 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenSPACES at UNK - Peter the Great vs. Charles XII of Sweden in the Great Northern War. | Oct 04, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Today - The Madman of the North. | Aug 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - The death of King Charles XII of Sweden revisited (PDF). | May 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Sweden's Desperate Stand at Lesnaya. | Apr 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Military History Matters - Battle Royal: Charles XII of Sweden. | Mar 01, 2023 | ||
| Changed “the Ukraine” to “Ukraine.” | Apr 26, 2022 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Great Northern War: Swedish King Charles XII's Campaigns. | Dec 28, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: Battle Field Anomalies - Biography of Charles XII. | Aug 24, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Pierre Marteau - Biography of Charles XII. | Aug 24, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: History Learning Site - Charles XII. | Aug 24, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Dec 01, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 01, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |