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Haakon VII of Norway: The Man and the Monarch

by Tim Greve, Tim Greve, Thomas Kingston Derry. 214 pgs.

Contributors:

   Tim Greve, Tim Greve, Thomas Kingston Derry

Publisher:

   Hippocrene Books

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1983

Subjects:

Haakon--Vii,--King Of Norway,--1872-1957, Norway--History--1905-, Norway--Kings And Rulers--Biography

	CONTENTS
	FOREWORD page	v
1.	The Early Years	1
	Introduction	1
	The family background	1
	A naval training	3
	Marriage to Princess Maud	9
	Early married life	11
2.	A Vacant Throne	15
	Introduction (to chapters 2 and 3)	15
	The first approach to Prince Carl	16
	International complications	18
	Pressure for an immediate decision	21
	The standpoint of the Prince -- and of the Governments	23
	The republican alternative	26
3.	King by Plebiscite	29
	The invitation and its acceptance	29
	King Haakon's arrival in Norway	33
	The material conditions of the monarchy	36
	4. Initiation into Kingship	40
	Introduction (to chapters 4 and 5)	40
	Relations between King and ministers	41
	The Coronation journey	45
	Visits abroad -- and to North Norway	49
	The King and the Guarantee Treaty	51
	Last days of the Michelsen ministry	54
5.	Public and Private Events, 1908 - 1914	56
	The daily round of royalty	56
	A rapid succession of ministries	60
	Industrial and constitutional problems	64
	The centennial of the Constitution	68
6.	The Impact of the First World War	70
	Introduction	70
	Foreign affairs, 1908-14	71
	The early war years	73
	1917: a year of troubles	78
	Meeting of Scandinavian kings in Christiania	80
	The last phase of the war	82
7.	King, Parties and People, 1919-1935	85
	Introduction (to chapters 7-9)	85
	Rise of the militant labour movement	85
	Appointment of minority ministries	89
	The King and Labour's right to govern	91
	Domestic troubles of the early 1930s	93
8.	The King and Foreign Policy	97
	General considerations	97
	The annexation of Svalbard	99
	The East Greenland dispute	100
	The King's outlook on Europe	102
	9. The King and the Royal Family	104
	The Crown Prince's education	104
	Queen Maud's activities	106
	Marriage of the Crown Prince	108
	Twenty-fifth anniversary of the reign	110
	Death of Queen Maud	112
10.	Before the Storm	114
	Introduction (to chapters 10 and 11)	114
	The King and defence	115
	The deepening international crisis	116
	From the Munich agreement to the invasion of Poland	118
11.	The First War Winter	122
	Obligations of neutrality	122
	Impact of the Finnish winter war	124
	From the 'Altmark' affair to 'Wilfred' and 'Weserübung'	127
12.	Facing Invasion	130
	Introduction (to chapters 12 and 13)	130
	Two critical days: 9-10 April 1940	131
	Under enemy attack	135
	A royal rallying-cry	138
13.	The Long Retreat	140
	Withdrawal to the west coast	140
	Withdrawal to North Norway	143
	Withdrawal to Britain	146
14.	Resistance centred on the King	148
	Introduction	148
	The monarchy under attach, June-September 1940	149
	Royal activities in exile	154
	Seventieth birthday celebrations	160
	Closer ties between King and Government	161
	Problems of the homecoming	164
15.	The Restoration	167
	Introduction (to chapters 15-17)	167
	A triumphal return home	167
	The formation of the Interim Government	170
	A royal progress	173
	Resumption of party government	174
16.	The Last Phase: a 'People's King'	176
	Royal progresses continued	176
	Daily life	178
	Relations with ministers	181
	1955-1957: the closing years	183
17.	'Alt for Norge': a Pledge Fulfilled	187
	NOTES	191
	BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE	205
	INDEX	207

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