We're Back at Intelligent Speech 2026!

We're Back at Intelligent Speech 2026!

We're jumping into the feed to let you know that we are appearing at the Intelligent Speech podcasting conference in February 2026!

We'd love to see you there, where we look forward to delivering an interesting talk about the infighting within the Bjälbo dynasty!

The conference

Intelligent Speech Online is happening on the 28th of February 2026.

  • The theme is Companions and Rivals
  • Tickets are on sale at intelligentspeechonline.com
  • If you use the code "SWEDEN" you can get an extra 10% of the tickets!
  • Earlybird pricing is available on tickets until 31st December 2025.

Episoder(151)

105. Return of the Tyrant

105. Return of the Tyrant

Even though he's been on the throne for a decade at this point, Gustav Vasa is still not sitting entirely comfortably as 1534 comes around. That's because an old enemy has risen from the ashes of poli...

30 Jun 202432min

104. For Whom the Bell Tolls

104. For Whom the Bell Tolls

Gustav Vasa's religious reforms didn't go unopposed. The Church and even ordinary Swedes showed their opposition to the changes the King wanted to make in a number of ways, including getting extremely...

16 Jun 202446min

103. The Reformation Reaches Sweden

103. The Reformation Reaches Sweden

The ideas of a revolutionary German monk cause some ripple effects even as far away as Sweden. Gustav Vasa sees an opportunity to take advantage of these new ways of thinking about Christianity and mo...

2 Jun 202449min

102. Why Won't the Revolts Stop?

102. Why Won't the Revolts Stop?

Gustav Vasa is now embarking on his journey as King of Sweden. First up is making the country complete again by sending troops to Gotland, where there are also some fancy looking rocks! Back on the ma...

19 Mai 202446min

101. Gustav Vasa's New Kingdom

101. Gustav Vasa's New Kingdom

Becoming King after a couple of decades of civil war, you can forgive Gustav Vasa for maybe needing a bit of a recap about what kind of country he had just become the King of and what state it was in....

5 Mai 202454min

S10. The Drama of 1973

S10. The Drama of 1973

To celebrate our 100th regular episode, here's Special Episode 10! This time we cover just a couple of weeks in 1973. There's a big hostage situation in a bank, royal drama and a General Election! Som...

21 Apr 202453min

100. Gustav Vasa Becomes King

100. Gustav Vasa Becomes King

In our 100th regular episode, Gustav Vasa and his merry band of Swedish rebels take on King Kristian and the Danes in a war that will see shifting allegiances, the nobility and peasants fighting side ...

7 Apr 202454min

99. Gustav Vasa's University Reunion

99. Gustav Vasa's University Reunion

The dust has settled on the Stockholm Bloodbath and King Kristian continues his early reign with more bloodshed. He thinks he has Sweden under his thumb but he has hasn't counted on the return of one ...

24 Mar 202451min

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