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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75. Slesvig Town vs Holstein United

75. Slesvig Town vs Holstein United

The story of the Kalmar Union continues, as political intrigue engulfs the religious world when Sweden needs a new archbishop... There's also a lot of fighting on the battlefield as we cover a disaste...

19 Helmi 202352min

74. Much Ado About a Wedding

74. Much Ado About a Wedding

Queen Margareta and King Erik are taking some time off from fighting German knights and reducing the property ownership of the nobility to attend to some personal matters, because it is time for King ...

5 Helmi 202354min

73. A Letter From Beyond the Grave

73. A Letter From Beyond the Grave

First up in this action and intrigue-packed episode is a story that took Scandinavia by storm in the early 1400s. Margareta receives a letter from someone long gone and the revelations threaten to tea...

22 Tammi 202347min

72. How I Met Your Herring

72. How I Met Your Herring

Of course the first episode back after a Swedish Christmas has to include a healthy dose of herring! We round off the 1300s with a quick tale about Novgorod and more developments on Gotland, before di...

8 Tammi 202345min

S7. Swedish Symbols

S7. Swedish Symbols

A special episode for a special time of year! We celebrate the festive season with a visit to one of Sweden's most famous Christmas symbols and a discussion about symbols of the country in general. Fr...

25 Joulu 202245min

71. Not the Only Union in Town

71. Not the Only Union in Town

A surprise arrival on the island of Gotland leads to our biggest digression yet! There's drama all over the north of Europe as we cover the backstory of these new players in the Swedish story - althou...

11 Joulu 202245min

70. And So It Was Spoken In Kalmar

70. And So It Was Spoken In Kalmar

We have building up to this big meeting for quite a while now and trust us, it is worth it! A formal union between old enemies Denmark, Sweden and Norway is agreed in a major historical milestone. Eri...

27 Marras 202239min

69. The Road To Kalmar

69. The Road To Kalmar

Margareta is now truly in charge after capturing King Albert in battle last time around. In Sweden, her heir Erik is elected king at Mora Stenar, despite Margareta really being in charge. A sign of th...

13 Marras 202246min

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