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King Christian IX of Denmark's Descendants: The Many Countries His Royal Dynasty Married Into and Ruled

By: Emily Chauviere

The Bernadotte Dynasty of Sweden: From King Carl XIV Johan to King Carl XVI Gustav

By: Emily Chauviere

The First Bernadotte King of Sweden: King Carl XIV Johann and the End of the Holstein-Gottorp Dynasty

By: Emily Chauviere

How Finland Almost Became a Monarchy: The German Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse Is Elected King

By: Emily Chauviere

The End of the Oldenburg Dynasty in Denmark: King Christian IX of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg

By: Emily Chauviere

Protestant Roots in the Danish West Indies: Religious Foundations of the U.S. Virgin Islands

By: Adam C'DeBaca

Christmas in Scandinavia: History of Scandinavian Holiday Traditions

By: Lorri Brown

Company Rule in the Danish West Indies: Early Mercantilist Charter Companies Administer Denmark's Colonies

By: Adam C'DeBaca

The Founding of the Danish West Indies: Denmark Takes Possession of Three Caribbean Virgin Islands

By: Adam C'DeBaca

The Emancipation of the Virgin Islands in 1848: Rebellion and the End of Slavery in the Danish West Indies

By: Adam C'DeBaca

The St. Croix Labor Revolt of 1878: A Revived Form of Feudalism in the Virgin Islands Sparks "Fireburn"

By: Adam C'DeBaca

Denmark's Commercial Rivalry with Swedish Empire: Denmark's Preeminence in the Baltic Upended by Sweden

By: Adam C'DeBaca

Political Impact of Sweden on Danish Expansion: Denmark's Economic Decline and the Rise of Swedish Military Power

By: Adam C'DeBaca

Culture of the Norse Vikings: The Sea and the Viking Longship

By: James Jackson

Dutch Republic Influence on Danish Colonialism: Denmark-Norway's mercantilist development à la Dutch model

By: Adam C'DeBaca

Viking Society: Viking Social Classes

By: Lorri Brown

The Vikings: Scandinavian Warriors Shape Europe

By: Lorri Brown

The Danish Monarchy 1534-1559: King Christian III

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The St. John Slave Revolt of 1733: A Bloody Portent to Emancipation in the Virgin Islands

By: Adam C'DeBaca

The Danish Monarchy 1523-1533: King Frederik I

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1513-1523: King Christian II

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1481-1513: King Hans

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1448-1481: King Christian I

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1439-1448: King Christoffer of Bavaria

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1389-1439: King Eric of Pomerania

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1375-1389: Queen Margrethe I

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1340-1375: King Valdemar Atterdag

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1319-1332: King Christoffer II

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

Eirik Bloodaxe Fratricidal: Second king of Norway, Last Viking King of York

By: Ken Dugdale

The History of Oslo 1000AD – 1925: Oslo is the Oldest of the Scandinavian Capital Cities

By: Ken Dugdale

The Danish Monarchy 1286-1319: King Erik VI Menved

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1259-1286: King Erik Klipping

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

Harald I First King of Norway: Harald Fair Hair First King to Unite Norway

By: Ken Dugdale

The Danish Monarchy 1252-1259: King Christoffer

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1241-1252: King Eric Plovpenning and King Abel

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1202-1241: King Valdemar the Victorious

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1182-1202: King Canute VI

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1146-1182: The Kings Sweyn III, Canute V and Valdemar the Great

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1134-1146: The Kings Erik Emune and Erik Lamb

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1095-1134: King Erik Ejegod and King Niels

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1080-1095: The Kings Canute the Holy and Oluf Hunger

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1047-1080: Sweyn Estridsen and Harald Hen

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy 1035-1047: King Harthacanute and King Magnus the Kind

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

The Danish Monarchy - The Beginning: History of one of the Oldest Monarchies in The World

By: Julie Refnov Mortensen

Union of Kalmar: Uniting Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland

By: Lorri Brown

The Real Vikings: Myths and Legends of Scandinavian Warriors

By: Isaac M. McPhee

History of Saint Lucia: Saint Lucia's Day is December 13

By: Lorri Brown

Christmas in Sweden: Swedish Holiday Traditions

By: Lorri Brown

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