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A weekly podcast (and blog) giving an overwiew on Swedish history from the viking ages.

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    • Jul 27, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 34 EPISODES


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    Episode 34: Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2015 14:59


    The 18th century is generally associated with enlightenment, philospphy and science. In science Sweden followed the trend with internationally famed scientists as Linné, Celcius and Wargentin.

    Episode 33: Economic development in the 18th century

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2015 13:27


    The 18th century saw new deals in economy. Manufactures grew, albeit not to an extent that we can talk about industrialisation. State-supported reform in agriculture also made productivity rise.

    War, succession, rebellion 1738-1771

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2015 15:14


    Dreams about reclaiming the territories lost to Russia in 1721 led to war in 1741. The result was not impressive. Sweden not only lost even more territories but also had to accept an heir to the throne of Russia's chosing.

    Episode 31: Sweden as (a tiny) colonial power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2015 16:07


    Yes - Sweden had colonies. Small and shortlived, but still Sweden did hold land in North America, the West Indies and Africa.

    Episode 30: A new Sweden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2015 10:38


    After the death of Karl XII a war weary Sweden entered into hard peace treaties and reformed government.

    Episode 29: The home front

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2015 13:20


    During the "long 17th century", from 1560-1718, Sweden had seen far more years of war than of peace. How could Sweden afford this, and what was the price?

    Episode 28: Karl XII part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2015 18:02


    In 1707 Karl attacked Russia, but was hampered by insufficient support and Russian winter. Instead the army turned southeast, to Ukraine, where it was defeated at Poltava in 1709.

    Episode 27: Karl XII - part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2015 12:05


    Karl XII was deemed mature enough to be king only 15 years old. Sweden's enemies thought that a young king sounded like a great opportunity, so from 1700 Sweden was at war with Denmark, Poland and Russia.

    Episode 26: Ruling a larger Sweden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2015 12:56


    Sweden had grown since 1560. New territories had to be governed, sometimes incorporated in a way that the population was supposed to become "Swedish".

    Episode 25: Karl XI - war and absolutism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2015 17:26


    Karl XI focused on peace - not altogether successfully - and on strenthening his own power at the cost of the nobility. By the end of his reign Sweden was an absolute monarchy.

    Episode 24: Karl X Gustav - six years of war

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2015 16:55


    Karl Gustav was a voluminous guy who was good at war. So good that he made Sweden larger than ever before or after in 1658-1660.

    Episode 23: Queen Kristina

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2015 17:10


    Kristina was the only heir to Gustav Adolf. She was 6 years old when he died, and - alas - a girl. Nonetheless she showed political competence as a ruler, until she got fed up, abdicated, moved to Rome and converted to catholicism.

    Episode 22: Administration and internal politics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2015 16:52


    In charge of the Swedish government after the death of Gustav Adolf was Axel Oxenstierna, probably the most talented statesman Sweden ever had.

    Episode 21: Gustav II Adolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2015 18:37


    Gustav Adolf - or Gustavus Adolphus - is one of few Swedish kings known to foreigners. That is due to his military activities during the Thirty years war.

    Episode 20: Duke Karl a.k.a. Karl IX

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2015 18:54


    Duke Karl, youngest son of Gustav Vasa, eventually became king. An efficient, ruthless, suspicious and verbally clever man. Not a nice guy, but an interesting character!

    Episode 19 : Johan III and Sigismund

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2015 16:12


    Johan III is mostly known for his attempts to reconcile protestant and catholicn views - or, as both his brother Karl and later historians would put it - for his attempts to again make Sweden catholic. The fear for this grew when his son Sigismund, already king of Poland, inherited the throne.

    Episode 18: King Erik XIV

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2015 24:10


    Gustav Vasa's eldest son Erik inherited (a new thing) the kingdom in 1560. In spite of an ambitious foregin policy that later kings adopted, he can not be seen as a successfull king. In 1567 he went mad, was deposed and held imprisoned until he was poisoned by his brother in 1577.

    Episode 17: Founding father or tyrant?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2015 17:42


    Gustav Vasa gets a third episode where we see his family, his foreign policy and sort of sum him up.

    Episode 16: Reforms and rebellions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2015 21:10


    King Gustav managed to centralise administration and power rather quickly. The many changes in society led to a number of small and large rebellions.

    Episode 15: Gustav Eriksson Vasa becomes king and reforms the church

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2015 19:59


    The rebellion against Christian II was led by Gustav Eriksson Vasa. To win he had to lend money from LĂ¼beck - and to pay the debt he then had to raise money within Sweden. Thus began the reformation of the Swedish church.

    Episode 14: The age of the Sturar and the Bloodbath in Stockholm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015 15:33


    The turbulent political situation with Sweden in and out of the union contunies during the last years of the 15th century and culminates in 1520 with the Bloodbath in Stockholm, instigated by the union king Christian II and the revengful former archbishop Gustav Trolle.

    Episode 13: The Kalmar union - an on- and off relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2015 20:18


    During the 80 years from 1440 to 1520 Sweden changes government around 20 times. Sometimes the union king is recognised, at other times Swedan has a king of it's own or is ruled by stewards. In this episode we look at the period until 1470.

    Episode 12: The Engelbrecht rebellion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2015 17:16


    In 1434 rebellion broke out in Sweden against king Erik. The leader, who also gave name to the rebellion, was Engelbrecht Engelbrechtsson, a minor nobleman from the iron producing area in mid Sweden.

    Episode 11: The Kalmar union

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2015 15:02


    The election of Margaret as regent of Sweden 1389 ment that Denmark, Norway and Sweden de facto were united under one ruler. A meeting in Kalmar in 1397 is however considered the birth of what has become known as the Kalmar union.

    Episode 10: July 1361 disaster strikes Gotland

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2015 16:36


    In July 1361 the Danish king Valdemar Atterdag conquerd Gotland. For the Gotlandic farmers the result was disastrous - around 2000 men killed and farms plundered.

    Episode 9: The Black Death and it's aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2015 18:48


    The Black Death arrives in Sweden in 1350. Here, just like everywhere else, it changes society in many ways.

    Episode 8: Medieval society

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2015 17:35


    In this episode we take a break from the political development and look at medieval society, comprised of farmers, city dwellers, clergy and nobility.

    Episode 7 How Sweden got a constitution and a 3-year old king

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2015 14:26


    The three sons of king Magnus Birgersson figthed over power. In 1317 two were dead and one in exile. A 3-year old boy - Magnus Eriksson - was chosen king with limited power.

    Episode 6: King Magnus Birgersson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2015 18:45


    In this episode Sweden gets a nobility, excempt from taxation as a reward for service to the king.

    Episode 5 Sweden expands

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2014 18:00


    This episode looks at the Swedish expansion in the south, north and east mainly during the 13th century.

    Episode 4 Erikar, sverkrar and earl Birger

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2014 22:03


    The end of the kings descended from Sverker the older and Saint Erik - and the rise of a new royal family related to the efficient earl Birger. And a medieval sex scandal.

    Episode 3 The early kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2014 23:18


    This episode is about how Sweden slowly emerges, how kings appear and tries to be something more modern than viking chieftains.

    Episode 2 Enter christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2014 17:02


    In the second episode of Erika's Swedish history we look at how christianity entered Sweden, what it replaced and what it meant.

    Episode 1 Viking Ages

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2014 14:38


    We start our tour in Swedish history with the viking ages - though it is kind of cheating since there is still no Sweden.

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