Arild Rosenkrantz
Danish painter/illustrator/stained glass artist, and, rarely, sculptor. "Although born in Denmark, Rosenkrantz grew up from the age of three in Scotland and settled in London at twenty eight. He ha...
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Vikings / Danes
From History.org: "The Vikings' homeland was Scandinavia: modern Norway, Sweden and Denmark. ... What we call the Viking Age, and their relationship with England, lasted from approximately 800 to 1...
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King Waldemar IV of Denmark
King. Also known as Valdemar IV Atterdag (A new dawn). He came to the Danish throne in 1340. From Medieval Histories:"In 1364, Valdemar IV of Denmark travelled through Europe to end up in Avignon....
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Arthur Stanley Wint
Olympic gold medallist. Born in Plowden, Manchester, Jamaica. In 1942, he joined the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and was sent to Britain for active combat in World War II. He left the RA...
Person, Armed Forces, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games, Caribbean Islands, Denmark, Sweden
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Writer, philosopher and feminist before her time. Born Primrose Street, Spitalfields. Her radical book "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792) in which she described marriage as "legal prostitu...
Person, Education, Gender Issues, Philosophy, Seriously Famous, Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden
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