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A Brit and a Swede, chronologically charting Swedish history in two light-hearted podcasts!

A Flatpack History of Sweden covers the history and Kingdom: Swedish Rulers judges and ranks all the Swedish kings, queens and regents!

01/03/2025

Last weekend we also stopped off at the Hemsta Hagar stone carvings near Uppsala and Enköping, somewhere recommended to us by listener Oliver awhile back!

The red markings from the Bronze Age are clearly still visible today and depict a whole bunch of things. In these pictures you can see the animals and horses drawing a chariot or cart. And of course, it wouldn't be a bronze age carving without a boat or two as well!!

27/02/2025

In Uppsala cathedral there are a few famous people we've talked about recently on the podcast! Starting with Gustav Vasa - he gets a grand tomb!

Then there's Johan III's wife Katarina from Poland, opposite Johan himself, who is lying down taking a break from it all!

24/02/2025

We've been on a lot of trips recently! Here are some photos from a visit to Uppsala, where we returned to the magnificent cathedral ⛪️

We saw the first ever depiction of the building, and even a sealed document from the Uppsala Meeting which we covered in episode 119! 😱

23/02/2025

Today, we have a new episode out where we visit a place in Finland with a very recognisable name!

Check it out for a battle, a new regency and an archbishop going on a tour to hunt down non-believers!

22/02/2025

Today, we took a trip to the lovely, small seaside town Trosa. Coincidentally, it's soon to be given its town privileges in our timeline, by none other than Duke Karl, a fact that's commemorated on a plaque on the town hall!

16/02/2025

A bit of a surprise release for Kingdöm today! There are two episodes out, due to (minor spoilers...) Erik and Erik being perhaps the shortest one of the series.

But they're still both fun stories and we try and do them justice!

14/02/2025

We mentioned during our episodes on power behind the throne Birger Jarl that he's still mentioned and used a lot today.

Well the Swedish Life Guards regiment is now taking part in Exercise Birger Jarl, where they're practicing how to defend Stockholm in the case of war. Here are some pictures!

09/02/2025

Sigismund is arriving in Sweden, ready to become king. But what is this meeting his uncle's been having before he was able to get there? Who knew that a church meeting could be so definitive in a country's history?⛪️

02/02/2025

Stenkil, is it just a cool name, or does our fourth king have more to interest us and secure the Three Crowns? 👑 Oh, and he was a good archer too! 🏹

Check out today's new episode to find out!

25/01/2025

It's time for a new episode tomorrow, where we look at the relationship between Johan and his son Sigismund. Things are about to change once Sigismund takes the throne of Poland...

19/01/2025

A new episode of Kingdöm is out today, where we're ranking Olof Skötkonung's other son, Emund the Old (or even Emund the Slimy!).

Here we can see the shocked reactions when Sweden's new Bishop turns up, only to discover there's someone pretending to be an archbishop already working with the King! Listen to find out how harshly we judge Emund for this event...

12/01/2025

Not only do we have a new episode out today, but we've also been enjoying some snow in the forest behind where we live!

Luckily we know where we're going, as even the signs are all covered up 😄❄️⛄️

11/01/2025

Get ready for a rumbunctious episode coming your way tomorrow! Of course, some Scots in the story end up causing havoc as they fight for Johan over in Estonia! 😄

Listen to find out more about the seemingly never ending conflict with Russia and Ivan the Terrible!

04/01/2025

Tomorrow, we'll release the second regular episode of Kingdöm, where we judge Olof Skötkonung's son, Anund Jakob!

It's snowed in Stockholm, so here's a picture of our local runestone, which comes from around the time of Anund! It looks even better in the snow ☃️

02/01/2025

Hello everyone! We've seen that the Olof Skötkonung episode of Kingdom that's published on the Flatpack feed doesn't work for some reason, so we'll publish it again in a few hours.

It's a good excuse to subscribe to the Kingdom feed instead, which is fine 😄 Just search for Kingdom: Swedish Rulers!

31/12/2024

We're riding into 2025 in style like a Swedish monarch! 🐴👑

Thank you for listening to us during the year or following us here, it really means a lot. Thank you also for your messages, comments or likes, they all make the page a fun and better place to be 😃

We hope you enjoy 2025 and don't forget to check out our new podcast Kingdöm which is out tomorrow, where we rank Olof Skötkonung! It'll even be in your regular Flatpack feed for now too, if you haven't found the new one (Just search Kingdom: Swedish Rulers).

29/12/2024

Today's episode is out now! It's going to be a good one.

Here you can get out a sneak preview of what Abbey Joe was up to 😄

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Today's episode is out now! It's going to be a good one. Here you can get out a sneak preview of what Abbey Joe was up to 😄

We caught a bit of an old school Christmas carol performance over the weekend when we went to the Skansen open air museum 🎅🎶❄️

Flatpack Visits Visby

Surprise! Not a new episode, but a new video out today 🥳🎥 The Battle of Visby in 1361 is one of the most dramatic moments in Swedish history. Follow Chris around the imposing walls of the city to find out more about their construction, their role in the battle between Gotlandic farmers and the Danish invaders and what happened on that fateful summer day over 650 years ago. Our special thanks go to the Gotlands Museum for allowing us to film their amazing exhibition on the battle and get a good look into the history of Visby and Gotland as a whole. Do check them out if you’re on the island or via the link in the comments.

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