Vol. 54, Issue 1, 2015

The Norwegian Constitution of 1814 is the only written European constitution that survived the Napoleonic era. It has been central for the development of modern Norway

This article argues that Norway’s political status at the point when it was pried from Denmark by the Great Powers in 1814 was that of a semi-core in an empire

In 1814, Britain supported Sweden in its acquisition of Norway. The question of Britain’s support of Sweden’s claims on Norway was, however, seen as awkward and embarrassing.

The Norwegian Constitution of May 1814 contained several radical provisions. Paragraphs 23 and 108 prohibited the king to create new nobility or bestow other hereditary privileges

A pamphlet and propaganda war raged in Great Britain and Europe around 1814 regarding ‘The Norwegian question’. The French-Swiss author Madame de Staël played an interesting and contested role

Few British writers visited and/or wrote literary texts about Norway in the nineteenth century. What then attracted the attention of those who did write about this 'exotic' Nordic country?

In 2014 UCL launched its twenty-year strategy, announcing as one of its clear objectives that of becoming 'a global leader in the integration of research and education'

Rasmus Glenthøj and Morten Nordhagen Ottosen. Experiences of War and Nationality in Denmark and Norway, 1807–1815