46. Gone With the Wind
King Magnus III is dead and his young son Birger is too young to steer the Kingdom through choppy waters. Instead it is up to Marsk Torgil Knutsson to lead Sweden for the time being as head of the Reg...
28 Nov 202151min
45. State-building and Cathedral Construction
King Magnus gets a chance to spend at least some of his time formalising royal control in Sweden during the 1280s. His brother gets a Dukedom, influential figures get the titles of Drots, Marsk and Ka...
14 Nov 202156min
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 ye...
31 Okt 202143min
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
