91. The Battle of Brunkeberg
We're back and back with a bang! Or back with a battle at least! King Kristian of Denmark slogs it out with Swedish Regent Sten Sture in a battle long remembered. Both before and after the battle, we ...
3 Dec 202358min
90. Guess Who’s Back, Back Again?
KKB as King, peasants revolting, marriage alliances, political bishops, regents, splits in the nobility, angry Danes, oh, and a plague. This episode has it all! Listen for more details!
22 Okt 202347min
89. Have We Said This Before?
This episode feels a bit like déjà vu, as all sides in Scandinavia recycle plans they've used before. Once again, there's conflict with Denmark, the nobility in in disagreement, the peasants revolt, a...
8 Okt 202351min
88. Pirates Gonna Pirate
Whilst Kings Kristian and KKB battled it out for the control of Sweden and Norway in the last episode, one Norwegian nobleman was busy playing an interesting in Norwegian society at the time. We look ...
24 Sep 202351min
87. Norway in the Middle
It is time for our longest episode for over two years! Sorry if you like the shorter stories, there is too much madness with KKB to cover this time around. After the sad, untimely death of King Chris,...
10 Sep 20231h 4min
86. A Trip to Medieval Östergötland
We're on the road again! We thought we had maybe neglected Östergötland a little, considering its importance to the story of Sweden, so during the summer we headed south and went on a bit of a trip. ...
27 Aug 202355min
85. Finally, a King Chris
King Kristoffer is on the throne! Of Denmark at least... There will be some wrangling with the council first, before he can ascend the throne of Sweden and the Kalmar Union can once again be under the...
13 Aug 202348min
84. A Swede’s Home is his Castle
To arms, all guards to the battlements! Castles have become increasingly important over the last century or so in our story and it is time we look into them in a bit more detail. How were castles bui...
30 Juli 202351min
