01 The Red Wedding and Other Bloodbaths

In our first episode, we thought we'd introduce the podcast project then explore some "light and fun" real life parallels to one of ASOIAF's most well known events.  Sources and resources: From Lo:   https://www.so-rummet.se/artikelserier/sturarna-och-bakgrunden-till-stockholms-blodbad https://www.so-rummet.se/fakta-artiklar/kalmarunionens-upplosning-gustav-vasa-tar-makten-i-sverige# https://stockholmskallan.stockholm.se/teman/stockholmshandelser/stockholms-blodbad-1520/ https://popularhistoria.se/sveriges-historia/stockholms-blodbad https://www.so-rummet.se/aret-runt/sten-sture-den-yngres-dod (The painting is of Sten Sture den Yngre dying as his men is trying to get him to Stockholm) Virginie adds: Johannes V. Jensen's Kongens Fald (the Fall of the King), elected best Danish novel of the 20thC, that covers this period of history.   From Virginie: Tuer et Mourir au Nom de Dieu : a fantastic podcast series about the St Barthélémie season with many prominent historians, particularly Jérémie Foa -on whom I largely base my blurb Jérémie Foa's Tous ceux qui tombent book on the event Jérémie Foa's BD (comic book) on the event, and on how the movie La Reine Margot is not quite accurate La Reine Margot (Queen Margot) movie. Not really historically accurate, but it's with Isabelle Adjani

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