130. Enter the Lion
Gustav Adolf has taken the throne of Sweden now Karl IX is dead and is now in charge of a country embroiled in three separate wars! But should he take over right away as a young man, or should there b...
14 Jun 32min
129. War on Three Fronts
Karl really has his hands full now. By the end of this episode, he'll be fighting three wars on three fronts, but will at least be able to test a new fancy weapon from France... Plus one of his comman...
31 Mai 46min
128. Borders and Battles
Does it feel like it's been a long time since Sweden had a conflict with their favourite foe Denmark? Well, it is. The late 1500s and early 1600s has seen an unusually long period of peace and stabili...
17 Mai 34min
127. To Crown or Not To Crown
After bloodbaths, battles and more letters than we can count, you'd think Sweden would be ready to get the crown on Karl. But is Karl himself even ready and willing? There are always negotations betwe...
3 Mai 40min
126. Back to the East
After securing himself as the ruler of Sweden, with a few bloodbaths on the way, Karl turns his attention to foreign policy. Karl is worried Poland will attack Sweden if he doesn't attack first, so of...
19 Apr 38min
124. Karl So Far
Flatpack is back! After our break we thought it would be good to jump back into the timeline with a recap of one our current main characters, Duke Karl. We look at how his upbringing as a son of Gusta...
22 Mar 50min
We're Back at Intelligent Speech 2026!
We're jumping into the feed to let you know that we are appearing at the Intelligent Speech podcasting conference in February 2026! We'd love to see you there, where we look forward to delivering an i...
23 Nov 20253min
