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Age of Liberty — The Age of Liberty ( sv. Frihetstiden) is the half a century long experiment with a parliamentary system and increasing Civil Rights in the period from Charles XII s death in 1718 to Gustav III s coup d état in 1772. The shift of power from the… … Wikipedia
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