127. To Crown or Not To Crown

127. To Crown or Not To Crown

After bloodbaths, battles and more letters than we can count, you'd think Sweden would be ready to get the crown on Karl. But is Karl himself even ready and willing? There are always negotations between a monarch and the country about how they are going to rule, but this current process verges on the ridiculous thanks to a would-be king ready to throw a tantrum at any moment!

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78. Filippa in Charge

78. Filippa in Charge

Last time we saw King Erik head out on a trip across Europe, looking for marriage alliances and help with Slesvig, before spending some quality time in Jerusalem. Whilst he is away, Queen Filippa take...

2 Apr 202337min

77. Erik on Tour

77. Erik on Tour

Knowing he has a competent Queen back home, Erik can afford to go on a long road trip! He's heading off to Jerusalem, but on the way he wants to get some help with Slesvig from his cousin, the Holy Ro...

19 Mar 202336min

76. The Beaver King’s War

76. The Beaver King’s War

Following Margareta's departure from the story, King Erik is now ruling Sweden and the rest of the Kalmar Union on his own. He has plenty of meetings dealing with the fall out of Margareta's death and...

5 Mar 202347min

TT 1. The Battle of Grunwald

TT 1. The Battle of Grunwald

Do not adjust your podcast player, this is a new style of episode! We are introducing an episode called Tangent Time, because we have finally snapped and gone off on a long tangent about something onl...

19 Feb 202337min

75. Slesvig Town vs Holstein United

75. Slesvig Town vs Holstein United

The story of the Kalmar Union continues, as political intrigue engulfs the religious world when Sweden needs a new archbishop... There's also a lot of fighting on the battlefield as we cover a disaste...

19 Feb 202352min

74. Much Ado About a Wedding

74. Much Ado About a Wedding

Queen Margareta and King Erik are taking some time off from fighting German knights and reducing the property ownership of the nobility to attend to some personal matters, because it is time for King ...

5 Feb 202354min

73. A Letter From Beyond the Grave

73. A Letter From Beyond the Grave

First up in this action and intrigue-packed episode is a story that took Scandinavia by storm in the early 1400s. Margareta receives a letter from someone long gone and the revelations threaten to tea...

22 Jan 202347min

72. How I Met Your Herring

72. How I Met Your Herring

Of course the first episode back after a Swedish Christmas has to include a healthy dose of herring! We round off the 1300s with a quick tale about Novgorod and more developments on Gotland, before di...

8 Jan 202345min

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