Three brothers, two kidnappings, one crown
Chris & Åsa, A Flatpack History of Sweden / Kingdom: Swedish Rulers
The early 1300s in Sweden was the stage for a vicious brotherly feud of Shakespearean proportions. King Birger and his brothers Valdemar and Erik grew up together but ended up fighting over the throne, using betrayal, revenge, imprisonment and starvation as their tools. Who will come out on top?
About Chris
I’m Chris, the British (and now even Swedish) half of the couple podcasting about Swedish history! An Ancient History graduate a comms professional, I love talking about all kinds of history history.
A Flatpack History of Sweden / Kingdom: Swedish Rulers
In A Flatpack History of Sweden, we do a deep dive, chronologically through Swedish history, wherever that story takes us. In our new podcast, Kingdom: Swedish Rulers, we’re judging and ranking all the Swedish rulers from the Viking age to the present day.