Seven parts, 417 years of rivalry. The full history of the wars between Denmark and Sweden, from Queen Margaret I and the Kalmar Union to the Treaty of Kiel and Norway's constitution of 1814: the Stockholm Bloodbath, Gustav Vasa, the Northern Seven Years' War, Christian IV and Gustavus Adolphus, the army that crossed the frozen Belts, the Battle of Lund, Charles XII and the Great Northern War, and the last wars of 1788–1814. Cities and places in the story include Copenhagen, Malmö, Stockholm and Skåne.
Watch in order:
Part 1 – The Union That Broke (1397–1560):
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Part 2 – The Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570):
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Part 3 – The King With One Eye (1611–1645):
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Part 4 – The Army That Walked Across the Sea (1657–1660):
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Part 5 – The Bloodiest Day in Skåne (1675–1679):
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Part 6 – The Boy King and the Fall of an Empire (1700–1721):
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Part 7 – The Last Wars (1788–1814):
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Made for educational and historical purposes. Where historians disagree, or a story is a legend, we say so. Narration: AI voice.
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