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 young nobleman. After escaping custody thanks to a sneaky ruse, Gustav Vasa tries to gather support for a rebellion by visiting his old uni friends and even has to escape through a toilet at one point to avoid the King's men. But will the peasants of Sweden unite behind this ambitious, snowshoe-wearing rebel leader?
Here is the painting we mention in the episode.
And here is the museum we mention that is older than the USA!
50. Sweet Company of Mine
49. It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over
48. Brothers In Arms
47. A Story Straight From The Bard
46. Gone With the Wind
45. State-building and Cathedral Construction
44: In Charge and In Debt
43. Valdemar: The Shackles Are Finally Off
42. No Finish to Swedish Expansion
41. An Island of its Own; The History of Gotland So Far
S4. Sweden and the Chernobyl Disaster
40. Birger Jarl or Birger King?
39. The Mighty Jarl Rises
38. Birger Begins
37. From Erik to Erik
S3. Intelligent Speech - Sweden during WWII
36. Law and Order Part Two
35. Law and Order Part One
34. Kings and Jarls Play Jenga
33. Welcome to Stockholm!
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