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074 Sweden under New Management
Episode 75

074 Sweden under New Management

The Scandinavian History Podcast

December 1, 202332m 36s

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Show Notes

Unlike his Danish counterpart, Gustav Vasa wasn’t particularly interested in the Lutheran Reformation. At least not to begin with. But when he realized he could solve his money problems by confiscating Church property, Lutheranism started to sound much more interesting to the heavily indebted king of Sweden.