Oslo history
From riches to rags: Marie Grubbe’s long way from nobility to ferryman’s wife
In 1711, the young Ludvig Holberg fled the bubonic plague in Copenhagen and ended up at a shabby inn on ...
The Kristiania crash of 1899: When Oslo’s housing boom destroyed a generation of wealth
The Kristiania crash of 1899 wiped out a generation of property wealth. In real terms, prices did not return to ...
Hovedøya and it’s place in Oslo’s and Norway’s history
Some places in Oslo ask for attention. Others reveal themselves gradually. Hovedøya belongs to the latter ...