True crime Stormaktstiden

Let’s travel to Stockholm’s town hall for a few years in the 17th century. The court records tell us what really happened in the streets and alleyways of Stockholm during the Age of Greatness.

People in Stockholm in those days were quick to seek justice. Here we meet, among others, the maidservant Brita, the household servant Jöns, the boy, the murderess and a combative shoemaker. Through these little-known lives, we gain a kind of direct connection and a vivid picture of the city as it was in this tumultuous time. So join a walking tour of Gamla stan and get ready for a bit of 17th-century “true crime”.

Åsa Ohlén-Olsson leads a 1 hour 45 minute walk that starts by the well at Stortorget and ends on Riddarholmen.

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