''Throne of a Thousand Years'' is a

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book by author Jacob Truedson Demitz, first published in 1996 as the first English-language historical account solely about all the kings and queens of Sweden. and again as ''Centuries of Selfies'' in 2020. It details their personal histories, the impact of their reigns on

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n history, and the political implications of disclosed

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ties in Europe. Sponsored mainly by

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and the Swedish Postal Service, the 1996 account was published by Ristesson Ent in

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and

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. A fictional chronicler called ''Erik, Son of Riste'' related the factual story, followed by fact boxes about each of the 66 monarchs covered and a number of ancestry charts. Illustrations in that early version (if not otherwise noted in the book) are portrait drawings by the author made from the 1960s to the 1990s, and 3 differently sorted lists of persons were included as well as an appended text rendition in

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Reception

''Throne of a Thousand Years'' was particularly praised by ''

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'' for its English-language name forms,

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s for pre-20th-century Swedish royalty, and a "refreshing" lack of nationalism, and by ''

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'' for its general interest and for easy access to hard-to-find facts.

2020 edition

Making extensive use of recent donations by the

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, and crediting that museum for them, a new full color edition called ''Centuries of Selfies'' was published in 2020 with a preface by

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. In the updated version's historical account, ''Erik, Son of Riste'' has been excluded, whereas comprehensive new chapters covering the royal dynasties and burials, respectively, have been added to the book.Book's index and preface

External links

LIBRIS listing, National Library of Sweden

References

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