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A fun history podcast chronologically charting Swedish history in a light-hearted and conversational way. Each week we introduce a new step along our journey through the history of Sweden, f...
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 himsel...
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...
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 th...
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...
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 lov...
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...
Flatpack is going on a break! Work is taking Åsa to Colombia for the rest of 2025 and that means we will pause the production and release of...
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 S...
It is here! Our first Q&A episode has arrived and we have some excellent things to talk about. We'll discuss the avocado of Sweden in 1500s,...
Last time in our two-part look at the life and achievements of Swedish inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel, we covered his life and contri...
In a very special episode, we interview the Speaker (Talman) of the Swedish Parliament, Andreas Norlén. The Speaker reflects on the history...
The first in a two-part special about famous Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. We look at the life of the man who opened more factories than an...
Uppsala Cathedral is a place that has appeared multiple times in the podcast; hosting rebellions, funerals and coronations. In this episode,...
After much back and forth, it is time for King Sigismund to face his uncle Duke Karl in battle for the throne of the Sweden. Karl is using e...
The end of the 1500s is fast approaching, but there's still time for some classic Swedish history events! This time we see a peasant revolt,...
For the first time since his father Johan III died, Sigismund is back in Sweden and looking forward to his coronation as ruler of Sweden. Bu...
We're nearing the end of King Johan's reign, but there's still time for him to try and sort out the issues surrounding his son Sigismund, an...
We're shifting our focus across the Baltic Sea to Estonia, Finland and Russia, to see what happens when war once against inevitably breaks o...
Following in the footsteps of your father, who also happens to be the first king of Sweden, can’t be easy. Anund certainly has his job cut o...
For some reason the first upload of this episode didn't work on the Flatpack feed, so here's the re-release! It is time to judge our first e...
Welcome to our brand new podcast, Kingdom: Swedish Rulers! In this new adventure, we are going to be ranking and judging all the Swedish kin...
No, this title isn't the name of an old Swedish folk band, but rather part of the theme of this episode: King Johan's dealings with religion...
King Johan officially takes over Sweden after his brother Erik is deposed and there's a long to-do list for the new monarch. We cover Erik's...
King Erik recovers from his insanity long enough to tell the Council he's married his lowborn girlfriend Karin. There's no honeymoon period...
Well, where do we start? In this episode, King Erik completely loses all grip on reality and others will pay the price. What can the Swedish...
Denmark and Sweden come to blows once again and both kings are eager for some quick successes. But alas, the armies mainly end up chasing ea...
Now Erik XIV is well and truly on the throne, it is time to get involved in foreign policy. After teetering on the edge for a couple of deca...
Gustav Vasa is dead. His son Erik calmly takes control over Sweden and is crowned King in an elaborate coronation. The new King has some cha...
It's time for another special episode! We're dedicating an entire episode to the life and cultural impact of eels, an animal that we've alre...
An old, hurting and angry Gustav Vasa is plodding towards his end. Before he goes though, there's still time for a war with Russia and getti...
Gustav Vasa was a powerful, stubborn and angry man, but he did have also time for a family, when he wasn't shouting at his German advisors t...
Gustav Vasa has decided he needs to reform how Sweden is run. He enlists the help of a number of clever German civil servants who have some...
Just when you thought Gustav Vasa was safe on his throne and their couldn't possibly be more rebellions, there's time for at least one more!...
Even though he's been on the throne for a decade at this point, Gustav Vasa is still not sitting entirely comfortably as 1534 comes around....
Gustav Vasa's religious reforms didn't go unopposed. The Church and even ordinary Swedes showed their opposition to the changes the King wan...
The ideas of a revolutionary German monk cause some ripple effects even as far away as Sweden. Gustav Vasa sees an opportunity to take advan...
Gustav Vasa is now embarking on his journey as King of Sweden. First up is making the country complete again by sending troops to Gotland, w...
Becoming King after a couple of decades of civil war, you can forgive Gustav Vasa for maybe needing a bit of a recap about what kind of coun...
To celebrate our 100th regular episode, here's Special Episode 10! This time we cover just a couple of weeks in 1973. There's a big hostage...
In our 100th regular episode, Gustav Vasa and his merry band of Swedish rebels take on King Kristian and the Danes in a war that will see sh...
The dust has settled on the Stockholm Bloodbath and King Kristian continues his early reign with more bloodshed. He thinks he has Sweden und...
After King Kristian II takes over Sweden, he goes a bit cray-cray... That means we have reached one of the most famous events of Swedish his...
We ended last episode with King Kristian II of Denmark sailing away with some Swedish hostages. This time he returns to Sweden to do more ba...
One of the biggest political showdowns in Swedish history begins this week, and it is all to do with the Archbishop! The King of Denmark, th...
Sweden seems to be stuck in a loop in the early 1500s: there's internal conflict, and there's conflict with Denmark. After their villages ha...
King Hans doesn't get to rest long on the Swedish throne before rebellion breaks out once more. This time a fish seems to be at least partly...
We're squeezing in a final episode of 2023! We look at a major siege and battle over on the Russian border in Finland before turning back to...
There are expeditions and battles in the east of the Baltic Sea region this week and we see changes in the political landscape back home too...
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 b...
KKB as King, peasants revolting, marriage alliances, political bishops, regents, splits in the nobility, angry Danes, oh, and a plague. This...