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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · 1d

We've covered over 20 Swedish rulers so far on Kingdom. Some were bad, some were good, some had sex with nuns and some we crushed into meatballs. A select few given the honour of the Three Crowns.

In this episode, we review where we've gotten to and what the scoreboard looks like for our rulers.

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · 4d

Last time on Kingdom, we covered king Valdemar, meaning we are one third of the way through ranking all of Sweden's rulers 😱

This Sunday we look back at the first of our three "eras" of Swedish history, which we have arbritrally created, and see who has been the best in our various categories! 🤔

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · 4d

Which dynasty has performed the best so far and which ruler has been the most scandelous? 🫣

It's going to be a fun recap before we continue on with the story 😃

a dog standing on its hind legs with the words cant wait written below it

ALT: a dog standing on its hind legs with the words cant wait written below it

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · 4d

Last time on Kingdom, we covered king Valdemar, meaning we are one third of the way through ranking all of Sweden's rulers 😱

This Sunday we look back at the first of our three "eras" of Swedish history, which we have arbritrally created, and see who has been the best in our various categories! 🤔

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · 16d

It's Sunday and time for the start of a new dynasty. In our longest episode yet we see an example of perhaps the biggest sex scandal in Swedish Royal history. Welcome to the reign of Valdemar!

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · 21d

The city walls were built to protect the city from enemies like the British and French, and mean that there's quite a contrast when you see the "Mini Miami" of the modern city skyline in the distance!

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · 21d

More from Cartagena's beautiful old town! It was fascinating to learn about the city's history; from the role it had to play in the Spanish Empire and slavery, to pirates in the Caribbean and its contributions to modern Colombian history!

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · 22d

We've been to visit Cartagena on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where we went to see the home of Rafael Núñez, the first President of modern Colombia!

He helped write the first Constitution, the lyrics to the national anthem and much more. Very interesting place!

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · 27d

Here are some more of our favourite bits!

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · 27d

On Sunday we went to the Gold Museum in Bogotá, which is home to the world’s largest collection of pre-Hispanic gold artefacts.

Over 55,000 pieces of gold and metalwork are displayed, crafted by Colombia’s oldest cultures. Some of the pieces are truly stunning.

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Sep 14

When the rebels against King Erik XI look at Knut's credentials, they see that he is very tall and he's been in the regency council.

But will this make him a good ruler himself? Time to find out!

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Sep 11

Happy birthday to one half of the Flatpack duo 🥳🎂🎉

Here Chris can be seen, earlier this year, buying more history books to enjoy 😊

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ooh good question...

Probably not food, but a small gift from your home town or state would be nice! Something that´s maybe traditional and/or very local. Or just something that shows where you're from that they can put on a shelf or mantlepiece would be our guess!

A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Sep 10

For a look into how Parliament's history goes back centuries and what role the Speaker himself plays, give a listen to our interview with him here!

open.spotify.com/episode/2hWh...

Andreas Norlén: Interview with the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yesterday the 2025-26 session of the Swedish Parliament was opened by the King and the Speaker of the Parliament, marking the new parliamentary year!

You can see some pictures from the occasion here!

www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/nyhete...

2025/2026 års riksmöte öppnat av H.M. Konungen

Den 9 september öppnade H.M. Konungen 2025/2026 års riksmöte i riksdagens kammare. Det nya riksdagsåret har därmed inletts. Under dagens högtidliga ceremonier närvarade Kungen, Drottningen, Kronprinse...

www.kungahuset.se

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our 13th special episode covered the amazing story of these submariners, just one of many stories of incredible Polish deeds during the war.

If you haven't checked it out yet, it is there waiting for you!

A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Sep 2

On Sunday Chris went back to the beautiful Mariefred (more pictures later in the week!) and whilst on the steam train he went past a plaque dedicated to the Polish submariners who were interned there during WW2.

On the other side of the tracks is the place where the boats were kept.

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Aug 31

New episode out today!

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. It's time to check out the latest edition of the Erik Dynasty!

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Aug 26

Among other things, recent studies conclude that Gribshunden's cannons were intended to be used to fire against individuals, to kill off the crew of enemy ships before boarding them.

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Aug 26

In episode 95 we talk about the the Danish flagship Gribshunden that sank just off the coast of Blekinge in modern day Sweden.

Thanks to it being so well preserved, it is still teaching us new things today, as this article in @svenskhistoria explains: svenskhistoria.se/gribshundens...

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Aug 22

We're looking at how good they were at war and politics (Stormakt), if they helped build up the country or tear it down (Flatpack), how crazy they were (Swedish Sin). Plus a number of other smaller categories on things like their family life and how cool they potentially looked! 😎

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Aug 22

In our Kingdom: Swedish Rulers podcast, we're judging and ranking all the Swedish rulers from Olof Skötkonung to Carl XVI Gustaf and we've already published the first 19 rulers! 😵‍💫

Check out the points on offer here and the podcast wherever you tune in to listen to pods! 🎙

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Aug 21

Whilst Chris was visiting ships and fortresses in Gothenburg, Åsa went to the National Museum in Bogotá to visit their permanent exhibition on pre-colonial Colombian history 🇨🇴😊

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Aug 21

Whilst Chris was visiting ships and fortresses in Gothenburg, Åsa went to the National Museum in Bogotá to visit their permanent exhibition on pre-colonial Colombian history 🇨🇴😊

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A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast / Kingdöm @flatpacksweden.bsky.social · Aug 19

You can read more about it in this article:
bbc.com/news/articles/…

Or why not watch the move as it happens online through some classic Swedish public service slow tv: svt.se/nyheter/lokalt��

https://bbc.com/news/articles/…

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