Kingdom: Swedish Rulers

Sten Sture the Younger is taking his turn to rule Sweden as regent! Denmark are angry and there are also forces moving against him within the Swedish council, after his replacement of the short-reigned regent Erik Trolle. We also see what happens when you fire a cannonball over an icy lake...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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would you do if you were regent of Sweden for a week or so? That's the question Erik Trolle might have asked himself when he got a shot at the top job for a bit in the 1510s. We'll see what he gets up to and how he fares in the ranking...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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We cover the man in the middle of the two Sten Stures. How will Svante Nilsson go about succeeding his frenemy Sten Sture the Elder as regent and what exactly was that crazy plan to make sure his succession went off without a hitch? We also have more fighting with Denmark before our most unhinged Carving their Runestone round ever. Check out why by taking a look at Svante Nilsson's seal...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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hans finally manages to get his father's throne back. But now he's wrangled the Swedes back into the Kalmar Union, what does he actually get round to? After all, the Swedes are often less than happy about having a Dane on the throne... Oh, and what even is his name in the first place??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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We finally have a clean slate and can move the story forward with someone we haven't covered before! We also get to cover our second "the Elder" which is fun. The name Sten Sture is quite famous in Swedish history, but what does this chap get up to as Sweden tries to move on from the backstabbing era of Karl Knutsson Bonde! There will of course be more war with Denmark though, don't worry...Here is the Kingdome explosion!https://youtu.be/Yt2ekbkDVv4?is=LxyII_t3TYIjMrNDYou 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.