Karl X Gustav, Fem gestaltningar genom tiden : En studie i hur 1600-tals kungen Karl X Gustav har gestalts i historieböckerna från åren 1855, 1924, 1958, 1984 & 2009

Sammanfattning: Charles X Gustav was a Swedish king during the 17th century and mostlyremembered for his military camping to take control of the Baltic Sea. As oflate, Charles X has not been as well mentioned as other monarchs in Swedishhistory (such as Gustav Vasa or Charles XII). Therefore this study isconducted to investigate how Charles X has been depicted in five differenthistory books written between 1855 and 2009 and examine how the historicalview has change during a period of almost 150 years, in the purpose of thedevelopment of historiography as well as judging the matter of how valid thebooks and the authors are as sources. The development of the history behindCharles X shows that throughout the years it's still mainly focusing on themilitary history, but during the development of history it becomes moreapparent with the inclusion of social relations, the aftermath that warfare hason the common man and how Charles X is depicted. First in the 19th centuryas a fairytale like warrior king to more of a living human being with doubtand a questionable morale in the 20th and 21st century. A development inthe field of retelling history has been observed as writing about Charles Xhas become more and more unbiased as time has gone by and includes moreaspects outside the themes of war and incorporates more social history aboutwomen and children.