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51: Norway, Part II

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Jan 29, 202159:03Society & Culture

After being sold out by the great European powers, especially Great Britain, as a sop to Sweden, the people of Norway felt angry and betrayed. The Norwegian nobility had united behind Danish Crown Prince Christian Freder...

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