The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, but historic documents describe the geographic area and the people living there—the Danes—as early as 500 AD. These early … See more

Earliest literary sources
In his description of Scandza (from the 6th-century work, Getica), the ancient writer Jordanes says … See more

The Reformation
The Reformation, which originated in the German lands in the early 16th century from the ideas of See more

1901–1939
In the early decades of the 20th century the new Radical Party and the older Venstre Party shared government. During this time women gained the right to vote (1915), and the United States purchased some of Denmark's colonial … See more

The Scandinavian region has a rich prehistory, having been populated by several prehistoric cultures and people for about 12,000 years, since the end of the last ice age. During the ice age, all of Scandinavia was covered by glaciers most of the time, except … See more

The Napoleonic Wars
The long decades of peace came to an abrupt end during the Napoleonic Wars. Britain felt threatened by the Armed Neutrality Treaty of … See more

Denmark went through some of its most serious post-war crises in the early 21st century, such as SARS outbreak in 2003, Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004, and with COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2022, which has been met with both national and … See more