Very little went right for Charles XII after Poltava. Sweden lost Bremen and Pomerania ... He was just 36 years old. Even in death, Charles remained extraordinary, for the circumstances in ...

Ever since Sweden's King Charles XII (Karl in Swedish) was killed in 1718 while leading an invasion of Norway, there has been a debate over who shot him. It is thought that he became unpopular because ...

On a foggy November evening in 1718, Charles XII was killed during a siege in Norwegian Fredrikshald, now Halden. Ever since, his death has been shrouded in mystery. The Swedish warrior king died from ...