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From the hosts of A Flatpack History of Sweden, we are reviewing and judging all the kings, queens and regents of Sweden, from Olof Skötkonung to Carl XVI Gustaf. Each episode includes a biography and a number of categories, where we try and find the most interesting characters in Swedish history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Flatpack History of Sweden hosts Kingdom: Swedish Rulers, a history show with 46 episodes published.
It is time for our third episode covering a regent. But how will Kettil Karlsson Vasa manage as Riksföreståndare after he leads a revolt to avenge his cousin the archbishop and remove the deeply unpopular Kristian I from
We have a German king of Denmark on the throne of Sweden this time. There's tumult within the Kalmar Union and a lot of Swedes aren't keen for this chap to come in and start ruling them. However, as long as Kristian stic
It is time for the second part of KKB's life. Karl Knutsson Bonde will be the first, but not last person to be both riksföreståndare and king, but how will his terms as regent and monarch be judged in the cold light of h
We've reached one of our favourite, or at least most interesting rulers. Karl Knutsson Bonde, or KKB, will go on to bend Swedish political life to his will, but how does he go about doing it? In this first part, we look
This time we're not judging or ranking anyone, but looking into the way castles dominated the landscape of Sweden, both physically and politically. We have seen in the last few episodes how commanders of castles played k
We have our first regents and our first episode on two people; the Oxenstierna brothers! In this very long titled episode, we cover the life of and political rise of Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna and Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna
King Chris is brought in from abroad after Erik of Pomerania was unceremoniously removed from his throne. But will Chris really lead the Kalmar Union into its most calm and stable period, or is he going to have a fight o
Erik was the result of a wide search to find an heir for Margareta, following the death of her son Olof. He's been taking on ruler-responsibilities whilst his foster mother was still alive, but now he's on the throne for
This time we conclude the epic story about the life of Queen Margareta. How will she hold together everything she has built so far and how will her actions shape the surrounding region? Plus, how will people react when h
Finally, after 30 episodes, it's time for a woman ruler! And not just any woman. Margareta is born a Danish princess and her journey to the Swedish throne is quite a remarkable one. So remarkable in fact, we need two epi
Albert's dad, confusingly also called Albert, gives him the throne of a foreign country. But what will our Albert do once he has an entire realm to rule by himself? The most important question is though; why is nobody tu
The second son of Magnus IV was perhaps more successful than his brother Erik XII, but does that mean he scores more points? He had to deal with his brother's rebellion, his father's capture by Albert of Mecklenburg and
Erik XII doesn't spend too much time on the throne, as we saw last time in his father's episode, but he does manage to get up to a fair amount of stuff. Plus, rebelling against your father to get there in the first place
The Black Death has arrived in Sweden and promises to upend Magnus IV's reign. Add in money woes and problems in the family and you get a choatic mix that even the best rulers of medieval Europe would struggle to deal wi
We're back with the next king and ready to kick start 2026 with the reign of another King Magnus! We cover his early life, the period his mother was in control whilst he was busy being a child, as well as the beginnings
We've covered around 300 years of Swedish history on our first year of Kingdom and a lot has changed in the country since the time of Olof Skötkonung. So what does Sweden look like now we enter the new century of the 130
King Birger comes to throne on the back of a lot drama in recent decades. His grandfather was his namesake Birger Jarl and his father Magnus Ladulås had taken the throne by overthrowing Valdemar. The drama will only cont
This is the final part of our three part biography on Birger Jarl, the man who changed Swedish royal power and politics forever. This time we finish the story of his life and look briefly into his legacy. We hope you've
This is part two of our three part biography on Birger Jarl! Last time we covered his early life and his first forrays into power as the Jarl of Sweden. Now we continue the story of his life and see what he got up to nex
This time we won't be ranking anyone, but we will be sharing part one of our three part biography on Birger Jarl, that almost omnipotent man in charge of Sweden thanks to his power as Jarl. In the next three weeks we wil
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