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. From the flag to the Three Crowns, we discuss the most common things people think of when they think of Sweden - we even include the Dala Horse by special request!

Read more about the Christmas goat here.

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103. The Reformation Reaches Sweden

103. The Reformation Reaches Sweden

The ideas of a revolutionary German monk cause some ripple effects even as far away as Sweden. Gustav Vasa sees an opportunity to take advantage of these new ways of thinking about Christianity and mo...

2 Jun 202449min

102. Why Won't the Revolts Stop?

102. Why Won't the Revolts Stop?

Gustav Vasa is now embarking on his journey as King of Sweden. First up is making the country complete again by sending troops to Gotland, where there are also some fancy looking rocks! Back on the ma...

19 Mai 202446min

101. Gustav Vasa's New Kingdom

101. Gustav Vasa's New Kingdom

Becoming King after a couple of decades of civil war, you can forgive Gustav Vasa for maybe needing a bit of a recap about what kind of country he had just become the King of and what state it was in....

5 Mai 202454min

S10. The Drama of 1973

S10. The Drama of 1973

To celebrate our 100th regular episode, here's Special Episode 10! This time we cover just a couple of weeks in 1973. There's a big hostage situation in a bank, royal drama and a General Election! Som...

21 Apr 202453min

100. Gustav Vasa Becomes King

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 Apr 202454min

99. Gustav Vasa's University Reunion

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 Mar 202451min

98. The Stockholm Bloodbath

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 Mar 202448min

97. Kristian vs Sten, Again

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 Feb 202446min

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