50. Sweet Company of Mine

50. Sweet Company of Mine

Our milestone 50th episode is a case study on the Great Copper Mountain Mine (GCMM)! Since the Viking Age, we have seen great examples of entrepreneurship and business in Sweden, but nothing as long lasting as the Great Copper Mountain Mine, or Stora Kopparbergs Gruva. First mentioned in text way back in 1288 when the bishop of Västerås bought a share in the mine, but in reality a lot older, the GCMM is Sweden's oldest still operating company and is sometimes even called the world's oldest limited company. We look into the background of the mountain, what open cast mining entails and discuss Chris' visit to one of Australia's biggest bauxite mines...

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92. The Arrival of the Printing Press

92. The Arrival of the Printing Press

There are expeditions and battles in the east of the Baltic Sea region this week and we see changes in the political landscape back home too. Sweden also makes a big cultural and scientific leap as th...

17 Joulu 202350min

91. The Battle of Brunkeberg

91. The Battle of Brunkeberg

We're back and back with a bang! Or back with a battle at least! King Kristian of Denmark slogs it out with Swedish Regent Sten Sture in a battle long remembered. Both before and after the battle, we ...

3 Joulu 202358min

90. Guess Who’s Back, Back Again?

90. Guess Who’s Back, Back Again?

KKB as King, peasants revolting, marriage alliances, political bishops, regents, splits in the nobility, angry Danes, oh, and a plague. This episode has it all! Listen for more details!

22 Loka 202347min

89. Have We Said This Before?

89. Have We Said This Before?

This episode feels a bit like déjà vu, as all sides in Scandinavia recycle plans they've used before. Once again, there's conflict with Denmark, the nobility in in disagreement, the peasants revolt, a...

8 Loka 202351min

88. Pirates Gonna Pirate

88. Pirates Gonna Pirate

Whilst Kings Kristian and KKB battled it out for the control of Sweden and Norway in the last episode, one Norwegian nobleman was busy playing an interesting in Norwegian society at the time. We look ...

24 Syys 202351min

87. Norway in the Middle

87. Norway in the Middle

It is time for our longest episode for over two years! Sorry if you like the shorter stories, there is too much madness with KKB to cover this time around. After the sad, untimely death of King Chris,...

10 Syys 20231h 4min

86. A Trip to Medieval Östergötland

86. A Trip to Medieval Östergötland

We're on the road again! We thought we had maybe neglected Östergötland a little, considering its importance to the story of Sweden, so during the summer we headed south and went on a bit of a trip.  ...

27 Elo 202355min

85. Finally, a King Chris

85. Finally, a King Chris

King Kristoffer is on the throne! Of Denmark at least... There will be some wrangling with the council first, before he can ascend the throne of Sweden and the Kalmar Union can once again be under the...

13 Elo 202348min

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