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How do you follow on from your brother who was most famous for the sex scandals which at least partly led to his deposition? Well, by reforming the nobility, expanding control over Gotland and focusing on a cool building project, for a start! But just how did Magnus get his nickname Ladulås and what does it even more? All of this and more in another action packed episode of Kingdom!
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In this review episode, we look back at all the rulers we have covered so far to see who is leading the way and who is lagging behind. Which ruler was the most sinful, who wielded an iron fist in Stormakt and who was the best at Flatpack? We answer all those questions, as well as look into which dynasty was the most successful and how many Meatballs we have created!
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Valdemar was placed on the throne by his father Birger Jarl when he was just a boy, leaving his father to run the kingdom on his behalf. Birger actually keeps control until he dies, meaning Valdemar doesn't really get to take charge until his late 20s, despite being king for over 15 years by that point. Will he get up to anything spectacular in the second half of his story though?
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We covered all of Knut's short reign last time around as he split Erik's rule over Sweden into two separate reigns. But did Knut get around to doing anything we didn't mention last time and was he really that tall?
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A six-year-old Erik receives a letter whilst living in exile in Denmark, asking him to become king of Sweden. His reign will be marked by powerful jarls, a tall rebel and expeditions to the east, but will any of it be any good? It's time to check out the latest edition of the Erik Dynasty!
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What goes down must come up again in the 11 and 1200s in Sweden! That means we are back with the Erik dynasty and Erik X, who we saw kick out Sverker II in the previous episode. But after claiming the throne by force, what will he get up to and how will go he go about dealing with internal opposition across the country?
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This is part two of our two-part look into law and order in medieval Sweden. We will be back with the regular judging of rulers next time!
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Sweden is changing quite dramatically with the help of a bunch of ambitious kings and jarls, all eager to put their stamp on the kingdom. One way we have seen a lot of changes recently was in how law and order was dealt with and how justice could be administered. Therefore, we are going to jump into the archives of A Flatpack History of Sweden and share with you this first part of a two-part look into law and order in medieval Sweden. The second episode is out right now too and we will be back with the next ruler to be judged in two weeks!
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Sverker was just three years old when his father was brutally murdered at Näs castle and his life was flipped turned upside down. But just as night comes after day, the Sverker dynasty eventually returns to power after the Erik dynasty when Sverker takes to the throne, and he has grand plans. Unfortunately for him, the rest of the country don't really approve of him giving the most powerful role in the kingdom to his toddler son and things start to go downhill from there...
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Letters, seals, coins and documents; for once, we're drowning in information about a ruler's reign! All the evidence points to a great double act between Knut I and his Jarl Birger Brosa. But does this evidence of what was going on in Sweden lead to Knut receiving the three crowns, or is it just a case of knowing more about the day to day lives of the kings? Either way, there is a lot going on!
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On paper, Karl VII's reign has everything you would want from a Swedish Medieval king: there's regicide, battles against Novgorod, lawmaking and church building. But does that mean it's interesting enough to merit him winning the Three Crowns?
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Just like his namesake Magnus I, this episode's Magnus spends most of his early life involved in Danish politics. However, as we saw last time, he jumps feet first into Swedish politics by organising the murder of king Sverker and then Erik the Holy last time around! But how will this Danish interloper deal with being king of a foreign country and how will he try and deal with the various factions in Swedish politics?
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It's Christmas Day when Erik gets the news that King Sverker has met his end outside a church. Erik has built up a lot of power locally, but will he be ready for the big job? And why is face all over Stockholm today? Bonus content: his wife has a beef with some monks that she decides to resolve in an unusual manner!
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After four meatballs in a row, will Sverker the Elder fare better in our judgement of his reign? He will get round to founding his own dynasty, he marries his former enemy's mum and he builds two abbeys. However, he fails to control his son, who causes his reign massive problems.
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In a very special episode which we are sharing from the feed of our other podcast, A Flatpack History of Sweden, we interview the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Andreas Norlén. The Speaker reflects on the history behind his historic office, the period in history he would have most liked to have been Speaker and how he sees the reign of current king Carl Gustaf XVI. Bonus content includes Swedish poetry, tomatoes, a historical clock and how heavy the parliamentary gavel is!
Links to some of the topics covered
Speaker Olof Håkonsson from the 1700s
The Speaker's instagram account
The website for A Flatpack History of Sweden & Kingdom: Swedish Rulers
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I ett mycket speciellt avsnitt från vår andra podd, A Flatpack History of Sweden, intervjuar vi Riksdagens talman, Andreas Norlén, på engelska. Talmanen reflekterar över historien bakom sitt historiska ämbete, den historiska perioden han helst skulle ha varit talman och hur han ser på regeringstiden för nuvarande kung Carl Gustaf XVI. Med bonusinnehåll såsom talmannes favoriter i svensk poesi, tomater, en historisk klocka och hur mycket rikdagens klubba väger!
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This time we see our very first King Magnus, someone who essentially gets the throne of Sweden by virtue of being the last man standing... But does being the only sensible choice do him any favours amidst some more classic back and forth between Sweden and Denmark?
This episode also gives us a chance to look into the election of Swedish kings and the ceremony behind such a process. It can provide opportunity for chaos and disruption though, as we see throughout Magnus' time in Sweden...
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Inge the Younger's name has good pedigree, but how will he get on ruling Sweden after the death of his brother Filip, who we saw last time around? Let's hope that he's at least a tiny bit more interesting!
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We're in the early 1100s and no one seems to be staying on the throne for very long. On paper though, Filip has the potential to be a good, long-lasting king. He's got strong royal heritage and manages to secure a good marriage alliance with Norway. On the other hand, he also manages to get himself into a border dispute with the same country. We'll see how he handles that and if it makes him worthy of the three crowns.
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Inge the Elder, who we met in our previous episode, had a brother called Halsten who also assumes the throne. But it's a stormy period in Swedish history. Will King A be able to hold on for long enough to actually leave a mark or will he only get a brief mention in the history books?
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