34. Kings and Jarls Play Jenga

34. Kings and Jarls Play Jenga

We kick off this episode with Sverker II, who returns from exile and becomes King of Sweden as the Jarl, Birger Brosa of the Bjälbo family, is busy pulling the strings behind the scenes. However, a few years later, after Birger Brosa finally leaves the scene, Sverker II quickly moves against the established system and the jenga tower of Swedish political power promptly comes toppling down. Who will try to pick up all the pieces and will the tower be put back together again?

Remember to check out our social media for some family trees, which should hopefully help clear up some of the complicated family connections!

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128. Borders and Battles

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 Maj 34min

127. To Crown or Not To Crown

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 Maj 40min

126. Back to the East

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

125. Addicted to Bloodbaths

125. Addicted to Bloodbaths

It is possible to be addicted to many things; sugar, gambling, cigarettes are just a few. But Duke Karl is addicted to something else and that is a good old fashioned bloodbath. Needing to consolidate...

5 Apr 38min

124. Karl So Far

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 Mars 50min

We're Back at Intelligent Speech 2026!

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

Greetings From Colombia

Greetings From Colombia

Hello from Colombia!  We pop back on the feed to thank you for all your kind messages and to let you know about a special guest appearance we did recently on the Presidencies of the United States Podc...

13 Juli 20254min

Flatpack Takes a Break in Colombia

Flatpack Takes a Break in Colombia

Flatpack is going on a break! Work is taking Åsa to Colombia for the rest of 2025 and that means we will pause the production and release of this podcast. We'll be back at the start of 2026 ready to ...

1 Juni 20255min

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