Sökning: "aristocracy"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 30 avhandlingar innehållade ordet aristocracy.

1. 21. A Struggle for the Realm : Late-medieval Swedish rhyme chronicles as ideological expressions

   Författare :Margaretha Nordquist; Olle Ferm; Anders Cullhed; Jens E. Olesen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; chronicles; ideology; historiography; rhyme chronicles; Middle Ages; realm; Sturekrönikan; Cronica Swecie; Sturekrönikan; Cronica Swecie; rimkrönikor; medeltiden; ideologi; riket; historieskrivning; History; historia;

   Sammanfattning : The period from the mid-fifteenth century to the early sixteenth century was characterised by recurrent political turmoil and conflict in Scandinavia in general, and in Sweden in particular. Political power was contested, not least because of the disputed conditions on which the Swedish realm should be governed as part of the Scandinavian union monarchy. LÄS MER

3. 22. Church and nation : The discourse on authority in Ericus Olai's Chronica regni Gothorum (c. 1471)

   Författare :Biörn Tjällén; Olle Ferm; Bo Persson; Brian Patrick McGuire; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Authority; Church; Historiography; Late Middle Ages; Latin; Nationalism; Political discourse; State; State formation; Sweden; History; Historia; historia; History;

   Sammanfattning : The Chronica regni Gothorum is the first Latin national history of Sweden. Completed after 1471 by a canon of Uppsala, Ericus Olai, it testifies to the articulation at the Swedish arch see of the dominant political issues of the day: the status of the Swedish realm in the union with Denmark-Norway, and the relations between the king, aristocracy and ecclesiastical leadership. LÄS MER

4. 23. Hovpolitik : Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte som politisk aktör vid det gustavianska hovet

   Författare :My Hellsing; Christina Carlsson Wetterberg; Mikael Alm; Karin Sennefelt; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte; Gustaf III; familjen von Fersen; gustavianska hovet; elitkvinnor; politiska praktiker; hovpolitik; politiska sfärer; Historia; History;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines political life at the Swedish Gustavian Court through Duchess Charlotte (1759–1818). She was the Swedish monarch’s sister-in-law and well-known for her political memoirs. This study reassesses the Duchess as a political agent in her own right by taking into account earlier neglected sources. LÄS MER

5. 24. Det karolinska porträttet. Ideologi, ikonografi, identitet

   Författare :Martin Olin; Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; portraiture; absolutism; Charles XI; Charles XII; David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl; Art history; history of collection; 17th century art; Konsthistoria;

   Sammanfattning : The subject of this thesis is portraiture and its context in Sweden during the Caroline era (1654-1718). Mainly, it focuses on portraits of the political élite, including the Royal family, and on the biographies of the artists that depicted those sitters. The dissertation consists of an introductory chapter and three longer case studies. LÄS MER

7. 25. Hästarnas land : Aristokratisk hästhållning och ridkonst i Svealands yngre järnålder

   Författare :Anneli Sundkvist; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; horsemanship; art of riding; aristorcracy; boatgraves; falconry; iconography; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the dissertation is to discuss aristocratic horse-keeping and riding in Late Iron Age central Svealand (e. 550-1060 AD). Horse keeping is studied against the background of historical sources. Horses have been kept out of doors all year round in many areas, with or without human supervision. LÄS MER