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Swedish Rulers Ranked
Welcome to the page for our new podcast, where we are ranking all the Swedish Kings, Queens and Regents from Olof Skötkonung to Carl…

Sources
We mention a fair few sources in our episodes, but there are always a lot more we have read during our research. We don’t…

A Flatpack History of Sweden
A Flatpack History of Sweden started life in London in early 2020. We are a long form history podcast, which goes through Swedish history…

Swedish Phrases
In each episode, we give you a Swedish phrase, idiom or utterance, that may or may not be common, odd or historical. We then…

Maps
It can definitely be handy to check a map occasionally to understand where things are happening in the story – especially if you are…
List of Kings and Queens
Sometimes it can be hard to remember which King followed which Queen, and how long everyone reigned for. Below is a list of all…

Family trees – including spoilers for what happens in the episodes!
Once we reached the more complicated era of the Erik, Sverker and Bjälbo dynasties, some listeners thought it would be handy if we could…

Flatpack Episode Picture Gallery
Chris makes unique episode pictures for every release (except episode 19), using his unquestionable skills in Microsoft Paint… Åsa also made a guest appearance…

A Trip to Medieval Östergötland
Last week we finally made it to Östergötland — one of Sweden's most historically rich regions and the setting for several episodes of the…

Visit to Sigtuna and Gamla Uppsala
Last weekend we finally made the trip to two of the most historically significant places in all of Sweden — Sigtuna and Gamla Uppsala.…