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 Sweden? Perhaps his great education in Germany and connections to the powerful Oxenstierna family will help lead him towards claiming The Three Crowns?You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like Kingdom, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like us, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 sticks to two very simple rules, we're sure he'll be fine...You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like Kingdom, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like us, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 history? Listen to find out!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like Kingdom, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like us, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 at his early travels around Europe, how he received political offices very young and discuss the first few of his many rivalries with other nobles. He also manages to squeeze in a period as regent before we crown him at the end of the part one... A busy chap!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like Kingdom, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like us, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 key roles and even rose to the heights of being a regent of all Sweden, but what did they do when they were back at home in the castle? Who lived there, what jobs were done and what did the 9-to-5 in Swedish castle look like? This is an edited and republished version of Episode 84 of A Flatpack History of Sweden!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you liked this bonus episode from the Flatpack archives, you can check out A Flatpack History of Sweden wherever you find your podcasts!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like us, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. We look into how they rose through the ranks before judging their brief time at the helm as they rule Sweden as Riksföreståndare! One of them likes castles and one of them likes politics, but how will this help them stand up against other big hitters such as Karl Knutsson Bonde?Check out the fancy mural of Bengt here!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like Kingdom, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like us, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 on his hands to pick up all the pieces?You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like Kingdom, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like us, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 real. Will he be able to follow in Margareta's footsteps and keep the kingdoms of the Kalmar Union together, or will the independent minded Swedes eventually tire of his constant warfare along Denmark's southern border? Get settled for a jampacked, and quite long episode about a ruler whose life has peaks and troughs like few others. Please do check out So You Think You Can Rule Persia? wherever you find your podcasts or on their website! You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like Kingdom, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like us, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 her adopted son Erik gradually wields more power as the ruler of all three Scandinavian kingdoms, in the brand new and unprecedented Kalmar Union? You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like Kingdöm, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like us, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 episodes to cover it. In this first one, we will see Margareta using her skills to manoeuvre both her son and herself to tremendous positions of power across all three Nordic kingdoms. You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like Kingdöm, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts!You can find out more information about the podcast on our website, and follow us on social media here:FacebookBlueskyTwitterP.S. If you like us, how about you check out A Flatpack History of Sweden? It’s available wherever you find your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.