Second paragraph of third chapter:The Danes do seem to have an uncommon facility to get on with each other regardless of age, class or outlook. Egality comes easily to them. One of my most cherished memories of this inclusiveness is of a friend's fortieth birthday party where his octogenarian grandmother was seated next to the country's most ( Read more... )

See note on methodologyThere is a hugely clear winner here, with a slight caveat that although we are clearly told that the setting is Kronborg castle, Helsingør, and there are contextual references aplenty to neighbouring countries, there isn't a terribly strong historical foundation to this story of dynastic intrigue at the Danish court. However ( Read more... )

“Så, nu kan jeg da sove, så længe jeg gider.”

"Well, now I can sleep in as late as I like."

(King Frederik VII of Denmark, having just granted a liberal constitution in 1848)