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
S9. A Cross-over Kalmar Union Special
It’s time for a surprise special episode, on a Friday no less! We’re so happy to have teamed up with Mikael from The Scandinavian History Podcast. We’ve both spent so much time recently talking about ...
21 Juli 202340min
83. KKB Tidies Up
Erik Puke is dead and with his death the peasant revolt he led dies down. The Swedish council meets in Strängnäs to try and solve the "peasant problem" once and for all, putting a number of restrictio...
16 Juli 202349min
TT 2. A Journey for the Ages
When Venetian merchant Pietro Querini left Crete for Flanders in 1432, little did he know that his voyage would take him much further afield. We follow the unfortunate Venetian as he and his crew stru...
2 Juli 202349min
