Episode 23 – The Great Northern War and the colonies
Episode 23 – The Great Northern War and the colonies
Christian V codifies Danish Law in the late 1600s, and his successor joins forces with Russia and Poland to break the Sw... Read more
6 Aug 2018
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Episode 22 – Absolutism
Episode 22 – Absolutism
Denmark transitions to absolute monarchy under interesting circumstances and then tries to win back land from Sweden. Fa... Read more
11 Jun 2017
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Update 11/02/17
Update 11/02/17
Status-update on The History of Denmark as of 11/02/17https://archive.org/download/Update110217/Update%20110217.mp3
11 Feb 2017
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Episode 21 – The Brink
Episode 21 – The Brink
Frederick III outmaneuvers his rivals but is then faced with a crisis that threatens to destroy the independence of Denm... Read more
18 Nov 2016
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Episode 20 – Christian IV Part 2
Episode 20 – Christian IV Part 2
Christian IV charges headlong into the Thirty Years War and then faces a rising Sweden.The painting described in the epi... Read more
7 Oct 2016
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Episode 19 – Christian IV Part 1
Episode 19 – Christian IV Part 1
We look at the first half of the reign of one of the most famous of the Danish monarchs. https://archive.org/d... Read more
15 Sep 2016
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Episode 18 – The Nordic Seven Years’ War
Episode 18 – The Nordic Seven Years’ War
Denmark and Sweden quarrel over trade and coats-of-arms.Statue of Tycho Brahe and Kepler in Prague, Czechiahttps://archi... Read more
19 Aug 2016
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Episode 17 – The Protestant Reformation
Episode 17 – The Protestant Reformation
The teachings of Martin Luther are enacted in the Kingdom of Denmark in the aftermath of a civil war. https://archive.or... Read more
22 Jul 2016
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Episode 16 – Rex Tyrannus
Episode 16 – Rex Tyrannus
We reach the transitory period between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. King Hans fights pole-vaulting German peasan... Read more
6 Jul 2016
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Episode 15 – Chaos in the Union
Episode 15 – Chaos in the Union
The Kalmar Union shatters and reunites several times and a new dynasty gains control of Denmark! https://archive.or... Read more
28 May 2016
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