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1814–1919 CEIn-depth study

Oscar Wergeland, Eidsvold 1814, painted in 1885. A retrospective painting of the constitutional assembly, not a contemporary photograph.
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Oscar Wergeland (1844–1910) / Wikimedia Commons · Public-domain artwork and faithful reproduction · Resized and converted to WebP · Licence terms

Europe / Rights

Norway: constitution, union and the expansion of democracy

Norway’s 1814 constitution, its union with Sweden and independence in 1905 were different milestones. Political participation widened through further struggles rather than arriving fully formed at Eidsvoll.

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