How Sweden Was Able To Conquer The World...
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Sweden is nowadays known as a bit of a paradise. 400 years ago it was a frozen hellhole where the poor locals sustained themselves on bark bread. Yet somehow, this barbarian country of just a million inhabitants was able to smack in the teeth of its much larger neighbors, and make itself known on a global stage. There was a time when the fate of Europe rested in Swedish hands. But how? In this video we will explore the systems that enabled Sweden's explosive rise to power.
Sources:
War and the state in early modern Europe - Jan Glete
Bondenöd och Stormaktsdröm - Axel Strindberg
Trettioåriga Kriget - L.E Wolke, G. Larsson, N.E Villstrand
0:00 Introduction
3:05 What Came Before
6:50 Gustav Vasa's Administration
8:48 Nobility during the Empire
11:30 The Church
13:14 Peasantry
15:21 The Navy
17:27 The Army
20:55 The King
22:55 The Parliament
25:42 The Industry
26:55 Rise of an Empire
28:50 Collapse
30:56 Conclusion
32:21 Outro
#sweden #history #swedishempire
Love the presentation and humor. 30 minutes entertainment for me must be hours of research, prep, editing for you.
It's all worth it if you enjoyed it
Somehow...you sound almost like that guy from Gold&Gunpowder but you sound more lighthearted and merry and I'm confused
the g&g videos i'm currently posting were recorded in october and november of last year whereas these videos were recorded in january and february
This far north the winter part is extremely dark and daylight rare, on the flipside the summers are bright well into nighttime. Seasonal depression is definitely an issue in northern Europe 😅
Under appreciated channel, quality content.
Digging the new presentation! That troll had me laughing! I kept rewinding to see if it wasn’t me seeing things lol
Had me laughing too.
Just found this from G&G and im really glad as i've had a difficult time finding good baltic history videos.
And I had to get my tall blonde (polish tho) gf myself you damn commie
Gret work, keep going!!!
Really enjoying the chanel great content
I am so glad to have found this channel!
This channel is fantastic!
I am so glad I found rthis channel! THank you.
What a fascinating and rich history! As a young lad i never knew much more about Swedish history other than some books i read about Vikings.
Bemäkligt bra video
Glad I found your other channel
Welcome lad
I am sceptical of the 15th century wars of liberation. For example, at battle of Brunkebergstog, the Uppland yeomen supported the Danes. It looks more like the Hansa supporting rebellions against Denmark.
Scandinavia had two chances to become unified. In 14 century under Denmark. And more brutally under Charles X in the 17th century. As history turned out, I mourn both missed opportunities but the former more than the latter.
Well, maybe Canute had a viable bid too.
SOME Uppland Yeomen supported the Danes.
What benefit would there be to united scandinavia?
Didn't realize we walked Poland so back
Nice video. Just 1 thing, Spain was not really centralised, under "Catholic Kings" and even after it, Spain was divided into several Kingdoms which had different institutions, justice and laws.
To this day Sweden has not paid reparations to Poland for the Deluge.
come and take them
Will Poland pay Russia for the invasion to place a puppet king on the throne? 😂
Skill issue.
based svenne
Jävla svenne*
Thanks for this video. European history is so interestingly complex . I'm interested in the Yellow flag shown at 18:40, could you please tell me what it is and what it represents?
Hmm, as a Swede with some familiarity with our royal symbols i can deduce a few things.
Danish flag canton means it's Danish. There's a crown symbol above a C4 combo which stands for Christian IV, king of Denmark.
IEHOVA DIRIGE MEVM (Jehova directs me) would be his royal motto.
The flag is too simple to be his standard so it must be a Danish battle flag, honoring the king.
There is allso a heart and an eagle.
There are several hearts on the Danish coat of arms which presumably have some significance but i don't know what.
Can't tell you anything about the eagle except that the symbol is common.
Please please a video about the Dutch Baltic trade (the unknown trade wich made possible the Dutch Golden age)
Completely unknown even in Holland is the baltic trade wich preseded the Atlantic trade, build the Dutch merchant marine.
Made possible Dutch don't produce food so early while other lands are still feudal
Great channel, has been entertaining and educational as i plan my time travel takeover of the 1500's
Ära!
The wealthiest person in swedish history might have been Bo Jonsson Grip. It is claimed thet he personally owned all of Finland, and big parts of Sweden an Norway. His methods were of the more unorthodox kind. One of his wifes, of a very wealthy family, died in childbirth. Grip was asked, as it was clear that a choice must be made who to try to save, he choose the child. The woman died, and the child maybe a day later. But the law was such that the child inherited the mother, and the father inherited the child. Her family was not happy.
How Sweden was able to conquer the world without getting out of Europe 😏
You do know we had colonies in Africa and America?
Fiscal Military States sound pretty cool.
I am a second generation American of Swedish heritage. I grew up listening to my Morfar tell stories about our ancestors.
Same
This pattern of states centralizing for more military power and thereby becoming worse places to live for almost everyone makes me wonder if LOTR is a sort of "What if the centralizers lost?" fantasy.
fantasy
Food from the baltic was so cheap for the Dutch. Farmers here just stopped and went to the cities to specialize in trade
Gotta love the Historia Civillis bop
interesting.
It's the first time I hear of Sweden. Is it a Danish province?
used to be under the Kalmar Union
Ah yes, Kalmar Union, under Danish control@@balticempire7244
about the vasa kings i learned from jössonligan that sigismund was king of polen for 44 years even those 7 years hewas king of sweden
So Charles X was more of a baddie than Stalin in Poland? CZcams Strike!
I'm from southeastern Norway and you burned my hometown three times before we gave up and moved to a more defensible position😂
I'm a subscriber thoug so I guess you won again.
Thats well above the normal learning speed ☝️
All this begs the question: what the hell was Norway doing! Its funny to watch this as an American of Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, and German descent. All my ancestors beating the hell out of each other over trade routes in the baltic. Recontextualizes my Medieval Two campaigns in these regions.
Norway was part of Denmark at the time so whenever Denmark did something so did Norway.
Propaganda and illusion of self rule? Sounds oddly familiar.
Sweden and Finland was during that time one country
But not one people. Finns were ruled by Swedish aristocracy and finnish speakers were viewed as simple and barbaric people.
Those who liked this narrative will like also this about Swedish/Finnish history 300 years ago.
czcams.com/video/XjFglWuwn6g/video.html
Greater Wrath
Texted to English and Swedish according to choice.
sweden fight against hansa not conqerd world
When did Sweden conquer the world?? Lol ..😂
Wallenbergs controled everything untill 2019 when they lost their leverage by loosing contol of The Telecom grid in the US.