100. Gustav Vasa Becomes King
In our 100th regular episode, Gustav Vasa and his merry band of Swedish rebels take on King Kristian and the Danes in a war that will see shifting allegiances, the nobility and peasants fighting side ...
7 Huhti 202454min
99. Gustav Vasa's University Reunion
The dust has settled on the Stockholm Bloodbath and King Kristian continues his early reign with more bloodshed. He thinks he has Sweden under his thumb but he has hasn't counted on the return of one ...
24 Maalis 202451min
98. The Stockholm Bloodbath
After King Kristian II takes over Sweden, he goes a bit cray-cray... That means we have reached one of the most famous events of Swedish history; A vengeful King and an angry Archbishop combine to put...
10 Maalis 202448min
97. Kristian vs Sten, Again
We ended last episode with King Kristian II of Denmark sailing away with some Swedish hostages. This time he returns to Sweden to do more battle, during a cold winter, and he even brings some Scottish...
25 Helmi 202446min
96. Removing the Archbishop
One of the biggest political showdowns in Swedish history begins this week, and it is all to do with the Archbishop! The King of Denmark, the Regent of Sweden and the Archbishop himself all clash over...
11 Helmi 202447min
95. The Liz Truss of Medieval Sweden
Sweden seems to be stuck in a loop in the early 1500s: there's internal conflict, and there's conflict with Denmark. After their villages have been ravaged by Danish troops, a group of peasants writes...
28 Tammi 202441min
94. Sweden’s Battle Bishop
King Hans doesn't get to rest long on the Swedish throne before rebellion breaks out once more. This time a fish seems to be at least partly to blame! In the middle of all the fighting, rebel leader R...
14 Tammi 202439min
93. Pop Goes the Viborg
We're squeezing in a final episode of 2023! We look at a major siege and battle over on the Russian border in Finland before turning back to look at political developments in Sweden. King Hans is on t...
31 Joulu 202344min
