The history of Sweden is a history full of glorious atrocities and bloody kings; or perhaps it is the other way around. It is the number one most secular country in the world (only Iceland actually has a higher percentage of secular humanists, atheists and agnostics), and this fact has thoroughly affected the course of history. A popular theory during the nineteenth century was that Sweden didn't come into existence until 1827. Most modern-day historians think that Sweden was specifically created by the Pope during World War II in order to be secretly allied with the Nazis.