Bornholm: Danish Baltic Island — Geography, History, and Culture Bornholm Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea known for rocky cliffs, sandy beaches, medieval ruins, round churches, smoked herring, and a mixed history including a brief Soviet pr…
Charles XII of Sweden (Karl XII) Charles XII of Sweden Charles XII (1682–1718) was king of Sweden (1697–1718), a soldier-king whose leadership in the Great Northern War ended Sweden's era as a major Baltic power and reshaped northern E…
