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King Frederik X can trace his lineage back to the Viking kings Gorm the Old and Harald Bluetooth from this time, thus making the Monarchy of Denmark the oldest in Europe. [1] The area now known as Denmark has a rich prehistory, having been populated by several prehistoric cultures and people for about 12,000 years, since the end of the last ice ...
England subjugated by Denmark Battle of Helgeå: 1026 Unclear results Death of Cnut the great 1035 Fraction of the North Sea Empire: peasant rebellion in Vendsyssel: 1086 Death of Canute IV: Danish Civil Wars: 1131–1134; 1139–1143; 1146–1157 Valdemar I of Denmark becomes King of Denmark Wendish Crusade: 1147 Crusader victory Founding of ...
In doing so, Denmark became the first country in Europe to go against the World Health Organization (WHO) standards, which classified transgender identity as being a mental health issue until June 2018. [257] [258] In its 2024 Freedom in the World report, Freedom House rated the country "free" with a score of 97 (out of 100). [212]
The Nordic countries established the Nordic Council in 1952 and the Nordic passport union two years later. After a 1972 referendum, Denmark became the first Scandinavian member of the European Economic Community, which later paved the way for the EU, in 1973. Sweden joined the EU in 1995; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Sweden felt it could ...
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [1] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [2] [3] [4]
After the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the war in favour of nations deciding their own religious allegiance, absolutism became the norm of the continent, while parts of Europe experimented with constitutions foreshadowed by the English Civil War and particularly the Glorious Revolution. European military conflict did not cease, but had less ...
Jacques Lacombe (1762). Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire de Dannemarc [Short Chronological History of Denmark].Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire du Nord (in French).
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