The period between 1536 and 1720 saw many changes. Economically and socially, the period can be divided into two halves. The 16th century was a period of boom, but around 1600 a trade crisis set in. The crisis deepened during the following decades and became a long-term slump which only began to slow down around 1740. Christian III's coronation charter had given the Rigsrad a final say in the affairs of the kingdom. The dominance of the aristocracy lasted until 1660-61, when absolute monarchy was established in line with other European kingdoms. Great changes to

ut had to reject the hereditary claim of the Duke of Augustenborg. In The Open Letter of 1846, Christian VIII upheld the hereditary claim of the Oldenburg line and the continued existence of the united monarchy, but rejected the National Liberals' demands for a closer alliance with Schleswig.

In a world-wide context, Denmark, together with Sweden, has the largest and best provision of housing in relation to the size of population. About 60% of the population lives in individual houses (1998), which is a proportion twice as high as 35 years previously. Conversely, the proportion living in flats has been reduced from 50% to 30% in the same period. It is especially single people without children who live in flats, and couples with children who live in individual houses. In contrast to many other countries, there is little publicly owned housing in Denmark. One-family houses have almost always been individually owned, but they are sometimes rented out. In 1998, 53% of households lived in privately owned houses as against 43% in 1955; the proportion has, however, been constant since 1980. The rise in household incomes as a result of women's increased participation in employment can be related to the growth in the number of one-family houses and the proportion of people !

On account of the building of larger homes and a fall in the average size of households the standard of homes has noticeably improved in the second half of the 20th century; thus, in 1955, 45% of the population lived in dwellings with less than 1 room per inhabitant, while the percentage in 1995 had fallen to 11%. The average living area is now 108 square metres, so that every Dane on average has at his disposal a living area of 51 square metres (1998). Moreover, the facilities in the homes have been improved. In 1970 almost 1/3 of houses and flats were without either their own toilet or bath or central heating (or more than one); in 1998 the proportion had fallen to 8%, and it is in particular baths that are lacking. Houses and flats lacking installations are especially inhabited by singl

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