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How autonomous was Iceland prior to it becoming an independent republic on 17th June 1944?
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Old map of Denmark 1595
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why didnt the kingdom of Denmark, get an african territory in 1884?
why did'nt Denmark get any piece of africa, in the 1884 Berlin confrence, they where, a pretty big, and influential empire, with colonial, holdings, in India, the West indies, and even the Nicobar islands, i know that had some forts, in modern day Ghana, but they didn't get real, land, like Germany or, Spain. i am danish myself, and have always wondered it.
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Christian Søren Marcus Olrik, Inspector of North Greenland - 1854
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French 'Map of Danish States' that shows Denmark's overseas colonies - 1802
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Danish West Indian newspaper featuring advertisements for slave auctions and a notice issued by a woman promising a reward for the return of a runaway slave - 1771
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Constable in front of Fort Christiansborg (Osu Castle) on the Danish Gold Coast - 1828
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Danish slave ship Fredensborg heading for St. Croix in the Danish West Indies with a cargo of slaves - 1788
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Icelanders celebrate becoming a republic and the end of their country's union with Denmark - 17 June 1944
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A large crowd also assembled at Fort Christiansværn in Frederiksted in the Danish West Indies to see the lowering of the Dannebrog for the last time as the territory is transferred to the United States - 1917
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'Hamilton Jackson's homecoming turns black despair into bright hopes', Danish satirical drawing of the West Indian labour rights advocate who worked to improve conditions for black people on the islands - 1915
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Headquarters of the Danish-West Indian National Bank in Charlotte Amalie, Danish West Indies - c. 1904-1917
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Banknote issued by the Danish-West Indian National Bank - 1905
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Governor of the Danish West Indies Henri Konow reads a letter by King Christian X addressed to the people who would no longer be his subjects after the territory was sold to the United States - 1917
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Poem by former inhabitant of the Danish West Indies, Ralph Faris, expressing mixed feelings about the transfer of the territory to the United States - 1917
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$25 million cheque given to Denmark by the United States in exchange for the Danish West Indies (now the US Virgin Islands) - 1917
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Caricature of the sale of the Danish West Indies to the US showing President Wilson leaving with three small islands in the form of three black boys, while a sack of money is carried into Denmark House as Mother Denmark weeps - 1916
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'Getting Acquainted With Our New West Indian Fellow Citizens', illustrations depicting life in the newly acquired US Virgin Islands (formerly the Danish West Indies) - 1917
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Julianehåb (present day Qaqortoq), Danish colony of Greenland - c. 1819-1839
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Are there any other historical sources on Denmark–Norway aside from Wikipedia?
I'm trying to gather more research and sources on the history of Denmark-Norway (their military/uniforms, culture/reforms, government, notable figures, colonies, etc.), specifically from around the late 1700s/early 1800s. However, I can't find many other reliable sites (that aren't Wikipedia) on Denmark-Norway that go in-depth about its history, aside from vague articles about their union. If anyone can provide some sources I'd really appreciate it!
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Hezekiah Smith is sentenced to death for murdering his girlfriend in a court in Frederiksted in the Danish West Indies - 1904
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Illustration of soldiers in the Danish West Indies - c. 1860s-1880s
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King of Denmark Christian X is arrives in Godthåb (present day Nuuk) on a visit to Greenland - 1921
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Soldiers in the Danish West Indies - c. Late 19th/Early 20th Century
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Men and women on horses in the Danish West Indies - c. 1910
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Christiansted on the island of Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies as seen from a plantation - 1831
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Map of Fort Dansborg in Demark's Tranquebar colony in India - 1733
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Public notice issued by the Governor-General of the Danish West Indies announcing the end of slavery in the Danish territory - 1848
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Sergeant in front of the Dannebrog which was taken down after the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States - 1917
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'Will.... Will not', postcard from the year of the Danish West Indian Islands sale referendum where Danes voted to sell the Caribbean territory to the United States - 1916
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