Sökning: "Gentry"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Gentry.
1. Svenska sjöofficerare under 1500-talet
Sammanfattning : What was the expertise of a naval officer during the 16th century? How did the naval officers’ expand, and what was the power relations like? These questions asked initially in the dissertation, try to capture the essence of the actual purpose, namely to investigate the development, power relations and the competence of a naval officer in the Swedish Navy during the 16th century (1522-1595).There was a correlated relationship between the military strategic choice of the operational area, naval tactical choices vessel types for customized naval warfare and the need for naval officers. LÄS MER
2. Herrskapen och den lokala politiken : Eds socken, ca 1650–1900
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the local gentry (herrskapen) in a rural parish, just north of the Swedish capital of Stockholm, in the years 1650–1900. During this period, Sweden was transformed from a traditional agrarian society into an industrial state. LÄS MER
3. Kiär hustru, wackra barn, bodde i ett palais : Identitet och materialitet i hushållet von Linné
Sammanfattning : The subject of this thesis is identity and materiality in the household of Carl Linnaeus. Focus in on the period between the mid 1730s and early 1780s. The household eventually came to consist of five children and a number of servants. LÄS MER
4. Landscape Dynamics : Spatial analyses of villages and farms on Gotland AD 200-1700
Sammanfattning : This dissertation deals with the long-term dynamics and fluctuations of settlements on Gotland for the period from AD 200 up until early modern times. The settlement structure on Gotland is most often described as very stable and consisting of solitary farms, established in the Iron Age. LÄS MER
5. Huvudbaner och anvapen under stormaktstiden
Sammanfattning : This is the first major piece of research which has been carried out dealing with funeral escutcheons and ancestral coats of arms which are typical of the period when Sweden was a great power. Funeral escutcheons and ancestral coats of arms are wooden shields which were often carried at noblemen’s funerals and afterwards were hung in the church where the funeral service took place. LÄS MER