The
Stockholm Bloodbath, or the
Stockholm Massacre, took place as the result of a successful invasion of
Sweden by
Danish forces under the command of
Christian II of Denmark (in Swedish history known as
Christian the Tyrant). The bloodbath itself is a series of events taking place between the 4th and 10th November
1520, culminating on the 8th when around 100 persons (mostly nobility and clergy involved in the previous Swedish war effort) were
executed despite a promise by Christian for general
amnesty. The executions took place in Stortorget Square in
Stockholm.
See also: the Kalmar Union, Sten Sture[?], Gustav I of Sweden