Why the Union between Sweden and Norway Came to an End

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Today’s episode will give a detailed explanation to why the Union between Norway and Sweden ended in 1905. It will discuss the creation of the union and the challenges that Sweden encountered in the first few years. It also shows the conflicts between the two partners that sprung up in the 19th century and ends with the coronation of King Haakon VII.

Sources:
- Danielsen, Rolf et al.: Norway. A History from the Vikings to Our Own Times, Oslo 1995.
- Duerr, Glen M. E.: Peaceful and Mutual Parliamentary Dissolution: Dissolved Unions in Sweden-Norway (1905) and Czechoslovakia (1993) and Their Lessons for Europe, in: Sprawy Narodowościowe 35 (2009), pp. 26-47.
- Goetze, Dorothée: Die Friedensschlüsse der Nordischen Kriege 1570–1814, in: Dingel, Irene et al. (Ed.): Handbuch Frieden im Europa der Frühen Neuzeit / Handbook of Peace in Early Modern Europe, Berlin & Boston 2021, pp. 985-999.
- Knutsen, Jan Normann: Aspects of the Union between Sweden and Norway (1814-1905), in: Folia Scandinavica 4 (1997), pp. 225-239.
- Vedung, Evert: Why the secession of Norway in 1905 did not lead to war, in: Ruiz, Enrique Martinez & de Pazzis Pi Corrales, Magdalena (Ed.): When the Light Came from the North : Sweden, Norway and the Modernist Catalunya, Madrid 2001, pp. 145-170.

Music Used:
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto
Haydn - Symphony No. 45.

Chapters:
0:00 The Beginning of the Union
2:42 Power Dynamics
3:50 Atlas VPN
5:08 Symbolic Disputes
7:21 Scandinavianism
9:14 Who will represent Norway?
11:37 Dissolution becomes inevitable
15:15 Outro