Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Haakon VII King of Norway
Standard Name: Haakon VII,, King of Norway
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18 November 1905: King Edward VII's daughter Queen Maud became...
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18 November 1905
King Edward VII
's daughter Queen Maud
became Norway's first queen in the year that that country gained its independence from Sweden and her husband accepted election to its throne as Haakon VII
.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
9 April 1940: Germany invaded Denmark and Norway, both...
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9 April 1940
Germany invaded Denmark and Norway, both of which it rapidly overran.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
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Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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6 June 1951: The BBC made its first broadcast from Buckingham...
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6 June 1951
The BBC
made its first broadcast from Buckingham Palace, on the occasion of a State Banquet for King Haakon
of Norway.
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
