Herman Lindqvist
Herman Lindqvist
Herman Lindqvist was born in 1943 in Stockholm, but grew up in Helsinki, Finland. He has written 60 books, mostly histories but also some fiction.
Herman studied political science and began his working life as a journalist. At the age of 25, he started working as a foreign news correspondent and for more than 20 years he covered wars and disasters all over the world for Swedish newspapers and television. With his inspiring authorial voice, Herman Lindqvist has sparked an interest for history among hundreds of thousands of Swedes.
Herman has written books on Napoleon (Swedish non-fiction best seller in 2004), Axel von Fersen and The Swedish history from prehistoric- until modern times. His more recent works include Ludvig XIV (2011), When Finland Was Sweden (2013), and Erik XIV (2014).
Herman Lindqvist lives in Paris since 1984.
Books by Herman Lindqvist
When Finland Was Sweden
Herman Lindqvist
Victoria – future queen of Sweden
Herman Lindqvist
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria is unique. Not only because she just married a commoner. On June 19th 2010, the wedding took place between the future Queen Victoria I and Daniel Westling from Ockelbo. This year, the Bernadotte family have been on th…
The Wild & Violent Vasa Family
Herman Lindqvist
When Gustav Eriksson was elected regent in 1521, he was alone and destitute – his relatives had been executed in the infamous Stockholm Bloodbath and all of the family’s assets were seized. But Gustav was used to wielding influence, and he came to th…
Mannerheim
Herman Lindqvist
The story of ‘the father of modern Finland’ told by renowned historian Herman LindqvistThis is the story of the legendary marshal of Finland, Gustaf Mannerheim. It is common knowledge to most Swedes that he was the supreme commander in four of Finlan…
Madame de Pompadour
Herman Lindqvist
Intelligence, Beauty, Power”She was a lady that every man would have liked as a mistress”Follow our most prominent and entertaining popular historian Herman Lindqvist on a journey through the 1800th century. Get to know the royal mistress of Versaill…
Erik XIV
Herman Lindqvist
Erik XIV, the oldest son of Swedish king Gustav Vasa, might be Sweden’s most misunderstood monarch. Today we remember him as the king who went mad, married a common woman, disowned his brothers and died of poisoning. But, there was much more to K…
Bernadotte
Herman Lindqvist
Sweden’s best-loved historian charts the golden reign of a royal dynasty2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the House of Bernadotte’s reign on the Swedish throne, longer than any other dynasty in written history. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia…