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This 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.

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""Adam Grimshaw’s study, Anglo-Swedish Commercial Connections and Diplomatic Relations in the Seventeenth Century, is an ambitious endeavour to fill the gap in the existing literature. [...] The source work carried out for the monograph is impressive, given the challenging nature of many of the original documents. [...] Overall, Grimshaw’s valuable contribution provides a thorough study of the evolution of Anglo-Swedish commercial and diplomatic contacts from the small-scale enterprises of the early seventeenth century to the strategically invaluable connections between both countries towards the end of the century. The monograph is recommended reading not only for experts in early modern Scandinavian and English maritime history, but also for anyone interested in the interplay between state-building and growing bilateral (and multilateral) trade."" - Henri Hannula, University of Helsinki, in: IJMH (2025) 1-3 [DOI: 10.1177/08438714251332114] ""Its great strength lies in the extensive use of previously unexploited or only partially used archives on trade in Stockholm and Gothenburg. Its originality lies in the sophisticated combination of the diplomatic history approach, the study of trade at the agent level, and the analysis of trade data at the structural level."" - Leos Müller, Stockholm University, in: The Mariner's Mirror (2024) 110:4, 485-487 [DOI: 10.1080/00253359.2024.2408946]

""Adam Grimshaw’s study, Anglo-Swedish Commercial Connections and Diplomatic Relations in the Seventeenth Century, is an ambitious endeavour to fill the gap in the existing literature. [...] The source work carried out for the monograph is impressive, given the challenging nature of many of the original documents. [...] Overall, Grimshaw’s valuable contribution provides a thorough study of the evolution of Anglo-Swedish commercial and diplomatic contacts from the small-scale enterprises of the early seventeenth century to the strategically invaluable connections between both countries towards the end of the century. The monograph is recommended reading not only for experts in early modern Scandinavian and English maritime history, but also for anyone interested in the interplay between state-building and growing bilateral (and multilateral) trade."" Henri Hannula, University of Helsinki, in IJMH (2025) 1-3, DOI: 10.1177/08438714251332114 ""Its great strength lies in the extensive use of previously unexploited or only partially used archives on trade in Stockholm and Gothenburg. Its originality lies in the sophisticated combination of the diplomatic history approach, the study of trade at the agent level, and the analysis of trade data at the structural level."" Leos Müller, Stockholm University, in The Mariner's Mirror (2024) 110:4, 485-487, DOI: 10.1080/00253359.2024.2408946

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Adam Grimshaw, Ph.D. (2017, University of St Andrews) specialises in British, Scandinavian and Baltic history during the early modern period. He has published on various aspects of the relationship between Britain and the Baltic including migration, diplomacy and trade.

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