17th May 1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, was executed for treason. 1536 – George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford and four other men were executed for treason. 1590 – Anne of Denmark was crowned Queen of Scotland. 1792 – The New York Stock Exchange was formed. 1814 – The Constitution of Norway was signed […]

Norway has been named the world’s happiest country, according to the World Happiness Report 2017. (Norway moved up 4 places, and knocked Denmark off the top spot into second place, by ranking highly on the main factors found to contribute to happiness: “caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, health, income and good governance”. Iceland and Switzerland rounded […]

A Norwegian city, Trondheim, has banned adverts that show semi-naked models, male or female, in public spaces. (The new policy says: “No advertising that conveys a false image of the model/models’ appearance and contributes to a negative body image will be permitted. As a minimum, advertisements in which body shapes have been retouched should be […]

Has the world gone mad? Allegedly, five schools in a remote district in Norway are rearranging the dates of midterm exams so that students don't have to choose between going to see Justin Bieber in Oslo on April 16th and 17th. and their education. Kristin Halvorsen, Norway's education minister, said, "I am concerned that students […]