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British Diplomacy and Swedish Politics, 1758-1773 Jag kanner icke sa noga alia da varande omstandigheter, men hvar och en bor kanna, at omstandigheter mycket verka och gora mycket intryck: ty art sitta uti lugnet och derifran utfarda harda domar ofver dem, som seglat uti svallande haf och imellan fordolde branningar, utmarker liten kunskap om sakernas lopp har i verlden, liten om manniskans krafter emot lycka och olycka, liten billighet och karlek . . . A. J. von Hopken, Are-Minne ofver . . . Tessin, 1771 Published with assistance from the David H. Willson Fund British Diplomacy and Swedish Politics, 1758-1773 Michael Roberts University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis Copyright © 1980 by the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. Published by the University of Minnesota Press, 2037 University Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Roberts, Michael, 1908- British diplomacy and Swedish politics, 1758-1773. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Great Britain—Foreign relations—Sweden. 2. Sweden—Foreign relations—Great Britain. 3. Sweden—Politics and government—1718-1772. 4. Goodricke, John, Sir. I. Title. DA47.7.R62 327.410485 80-11499 ISBN 0-8166-0910-1 The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. foDrift, Deflation, and Defeatr Michael Metcalf THE NORDIC SERIES Volume 1 Other Titles in the Series Volume 2 Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, translated by Rolf Fjelde. A thoroughly revised version of Fjelde's translation, with new appendixes. Volume 3 The Finnish Revolution, 1917-1918 by Anthony F. Upton Volume 4 To the Third Empire: Ibsen's Early Drama by Brian Johnston Volume 5 Scandinavian Literature since 1870 by Sven Rossel Volume 6 Viking Art by David M. Wilson and Ole Klindt-Jensen THE NORDIC SERIES In carrying out general plans for this series, the University of Minnesota Press is advised on various aspects by the following scholars: Thomas Bredsdorff Stewart Oakley University of Copenhagen University of East Anglia Sten Carlsson Juha Yrjana Pentikainen University of Uppsala University of Helsinki Rolf Fjelde George Schoolfield Pratt Institute and Julliard School Yale University M. Donald Hancock Ingrid Semmingsen Vanderbilt University University of Oslo Nils Hasselmo Birgitta Steene University of Minnesota University of Washington Einar Haugen Sigurdur Thorarinsson Harvard University University of Iceland Steven Koblik Richard F. Tomasson Pomona College University of New Mexico Robert B. Kvavik University of Minnesota This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface xi Introduction The Tranquillity of the North xiii Chapter I The Road to Stockholm, 1758-1764 3 Chapter II A Diplomatic Revolution, 1762-1764 38 Chapter III The Overthrow of the ''French System", April 1764-January 1765 64 Chapter IV Lord Sandwich in Search of a Policy, 1765.... Ill Chapter V The Caps and the Court, 1765 139 Chapter VI The Rockinghams and Goodricke's Treaty, 1765-1766 179 Chapter VII The End of the Cap Diet, 1766 213 Chapter VIII Drift, Deflation, and Defeat, 1766-68 233 Chapter IX Lord Rochford and the Hat Diet, 1769-1770 . . 275 Chapter X Interlude, 1770-1771 326 Chapter XI Failure of a Mission, 1771-1772 349 Epilogue Tranquillity Preserved, 1772-1773 404 Notes 417 Bibliography 497 Index 515
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