Much ado about Estonia or who prevailed on St. George's night?

Overture in Europe

In 1330-1340, several nearby and far-away rulers begun to show an interest in Estonia. As we know, Estonia belonged to Denmark at the time. In ...
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Lines of power in Estonia

What sort of an impact did all this have on events in Estonia? As Denmark was in turmoil, the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order ...
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St. George’s Night uprising and ‘help’ from Sweden

We do not know how the haggling over Estonia would have turned out in a peaceful situation. We do know that the oppressed Estonian peasants ...
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Resolution of the situation and its consequences for European development

It is obvious that it was not particularly profitable for Valdemar to sell a country where peasants were rebelling. That is why no information concerning ...
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