Turning Tides: Charles XII will discuss the life and times of King Charles XII of Sweden, as well as his effect on the surrounding areas. The first episode, By Defeating My Enemies, will cover the period from 1682 to 1702, in which Charles XII is born, comes to power, and attempts to expand his empire through conquest.

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Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Researched and written by Joseph Pascone

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Episode 1 Sources:

1. By Defeating My Enemies: Charles XII of Sweden and the Great Northern War 1682-1721, by Michael Glaeser

2. Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire 1682-1719, by R. Nisbet Bain

3. Charles XII: King of Sweden, by Carl Gustafson Klingspor

4. Peter the Great: Autocrat and Reformer, by Michael W. Simmons

5. A Warrior Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of Sweden as a Military Superpower, 1611-1721, by Henrik O. Lunde

6. Twelve Against the Gods: The Story of Adventure, by William Bolitho

7. The Swedish History: Interesting Historical Facts About Sweden, by Verity Press

8. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present: Fourth Edition, by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy

9. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/73122/pg73122-images.html

10. Wikipedia