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History of Stockholm
This is the history of the city of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.
- 1252: The city is first mentioned
- 1350: The Black Death enters the city
- 1388: The city is given full city rights, as ratified by king Albert of Mecklenburg
- 1419: Stockholm becomes the capital of Sweden
- 1471: The Battle of Brunkeberg[?] is won by Sten Sture the elder, and the Danish are ousted.
- 1520: The Stockholm bloodbath is perpetrated by Christian II of Denmark
- 1521: Gustav Vasa marches into Stockholm
- 1622: First preserved map of Stockholm dates from this year
- 1697: The old castle, Tre Kronor, burns to the ground
- 1719: The city narrowly escape Russian invasion
See also Gamla Stan, History of Sweden
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