Riddarholmen Church

This guide to Riddarholmen Church in Stockholm explains the hundreds of painted heraldic shields covering its walls, each one marking the death of a knight of the Order of the Seraphim since 1748. You'll hear about the ritual that follows a knight's death, from the hour of continuous bell-ringing to the palace official who reads out their life story, and about the kings, sultans and foreign presidents whose shields hang here. It traces how a church that stopped holding regular services two centuries ago still marks a single hour for each name on its wall.