44: In Charge and In Debt

44: In Charge and In Debt

After nearly 10 years feuding with his brother King Valdemar over who should rule Sweden, Magnus Birgersson finally gets his way and takes the throne after the Battle of Hova in 1275. The next five years are action-packed for Magnus and the Kingdom, as ex-King Valdemar sticks around stirring up trouble for his brother. Magnus quickly realises that Danish mercenaries are expensive as he starts his reign off deep in debt and it only gets worse. He even manages to find the time to get married, fight off a rebellion and lay the foundations for the Swedish nobility with the Alsnö Stadga. Busy times!

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Greetings From Colombia

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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...

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Flatpack Takes a Break in Colombia

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S13. Polish WW2 Submarines in Sweden

S13. Polish WW2 Submarines in Sweden

As promised at the end of our Q&A episode, we're diving into the fate of the crew of the three Polish submarines that managed to escape to Sweden during the Second World War. What was life like in the...

1 Juni 20251h 8min

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