Exploring the themes of the human relationship with the marine environment and the ways in which the peoples of Northern Europe have experienced and exploited their seas, this book reveals how human perception of the northern seas has changed over time. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, from Denmark and Britain to Norway, Finland and Germany, The Baltic and the North Seas aims to be an insightful and colourful history of the politics, economy and culture of this intriguing region.

Topics cover different periods in Baltic history such as: the age of revolution between 1772 and 1815; states and unions between 1815 and the revolutions of 1848; the end of the Russian empire in 1905-1917; and changes in 20th century.