43. Valdemar: The Shackles Are Finally Off
King Valdemar is finally free of the shackles that his father, Birger Jarl, placed on his rule and he is ready to do some actual kinging! He will reign, he will rule, he will change things, and he wil...
17 Okt 202150min
42. No Finish to Swedish Expansion
Moi and welcome to Finland! From now, Finland will play an integral role in the history of Sweden. In this episode we go back in time, to cover hundreds of years of Finnish history until the Swedes co...
3 Okt 202148min
41. An Island of its Own; The History of Gotland So Far
This time we introduce a new landmass to our chronological story: The island of Gotland! We cover thousands of years of Gotland's history, with a focus on trade and how it fits into the story of the B...
19 Sep 202154min
S4. Sweden and the Chernobyl Disaster
April 2021 saw the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Whilst widely known around the world as a disastrous industrial accident, Sweden's involvement in the aftermath is usually overlo...
5 Sep 202134min
40. Birger Jarl or Birger King?
In our third and final episode about Birger Jarl, the mighty Jarl continues to rule as the puppet master of his son, King Valdemar. He appoints his other sons dukes and even uses the title himself occ...
22 Aug 202143min
39. The Mighty Jarl Rises
It is time to continue our discussion about the life and deeds of Birger Jarl. This time we look specifically at what happens in the 1250s, a busy decade for our rising leader. He is occupied by marry...
8 Aug 202137min
38. Birger Begins
If Hollywood were to make a film on Sweden in the 1200s, the main character would be Birger Jarl. We saw him introduced to the story last time, but now we look at his life in detail, in the first of t...
25 Jul 202153min
37. From Erik to Erik
We pick up where we left off in Episode 34, with the death of King Johan. Previously exiled Erik returns to Sweden from his mother's family in Denmark to take the throne as a young man. A regency coun...
11 Jul 202154min
