Kingdom: Swedish Rulers

Last time we had our first bishop on the podcast and today we upgrade and see our first archbishop! Why does Åsa not want to seem soft on torture, why is JBO Chris' favourite character we have covered so far and how will our man navigate the choppy waters of the 1400s during not one but two spells as regent? Let's look into our 5th person to serve as Riksföreståndare in the past thirty years!

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It is time for our third episode covering a regent. But how will Kettil Karlsson Vasa manage as Riksföreståndare after he leads a revolt to avenge his cousin the archbishop and remove the deeply unpopular Kristian I from Sweden? Perhaps his great education in Germany and connections to the powerful Oxenstierna family will help lead him towards claiming The Three Crowns?

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We have a German king of Denmark on the throne of Sweden this time. There's tumult within the Kalmar Union and a lot of Swedes aren't keen for this chap to come in and start ruling them. However, as long as Kristian sticks to two very simple rules, we're sure he'll be fine...

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It is time for the second part of KKB's life. Karl Knutsson Bonde will be the first, but not last person to be both riksföreståndare and king, but how will his terms as regent and monarch be judged in the cold light of history? Listen to find out!

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We've reached one of our favourite, or at least most interesting rulers. Karl Knutsson Bonde, or KKB, will go on to bend Swedish political life to his will, but how does he go about doing it? In this first part, we look at his early travels around Europe, how he received political offices very young and discuss the first few of his many rivalries with other nobles. He also manages to squeeze in a period as regent before we crown him at the end of the part one... A busy chap!

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