Series
history
history
Republic of Amsterdam Radio
31 min reading time
#21 – Jacoba of Bavaria, Political Pawn in a Male-Dominated Power Game
Jacoba of Bavaria, Countess of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland, was a strong leader but went down with power-hungry men, even from her own family.
history
Wieland De Hoon
8 min reading time
The Rise of the Citizen Historian
Universities are increasingly calling upon volunteer researchers or citizen historians for large-scale history projects. Do they close the gap between academia and society?
Series
History of the Netherlands
history
Remco Vermeulen
9 min reading time
The Story of the Erasmus Huis (1945-1960): The First Years of Postcolonial Indonesia
Indonesia’s independence in 1949 did not mark the end of Dutch influence. Many Dutch colonial structures remained in use.
history
Remco Vermeulen
13 min reading time
The Story of the Erasmus Huis (1960-1971): The Great Diplomatic Turn
The 1960s saw important diplomatic shifts between the Netherlands and Indonesia, which laid the foundation for the current bilateral relationship, and the opening of the Erasmus Huis in 1970.
Series
Newcomers to the North
history
Remco Vermeulen
14 min reading time
The Story of Erasmus Huis (1970-present): Promoting Dutch Culture in the Heart of the Indonesian Capital
Throughout the past decades, the Erasmus Huis has strengthened its role as a centre for cultural diplomacy for the Netherlands in Indonesia.
history
Republic of Amsterdam Radio
14 min reading time
#20 - Bonds Broken by Battle, Bite and Bridge
In the early 1400s, an English army with longbows, a mad dog and a treacherous bridge would once again make the future of the Low Countries uncertain.
Series
Our Colonial Legacy
history
Tom Christiaens
12 min reading time
Harvest of the University Press (autumn/winter 2022-3)
Our selection of recent university press publications in English on the Low Countries.
history
Jozef Asselbergh
10 min reading time
Two Legs of the Same Compass: Freemasonry in Belgium and the Netherlands
While Freemasonry in the Netherlands mainly looks at the Anglo-American tradition, their Belgian Brothers and Sisters adhere to the French or ‘liberal’ tradition.
Series
Migration, the Other Way Around
history
Tom Christiaens
3 min reading time
United Nations Headquarters in New York to Stage Rijksmuseum’s Slavery Exhibition
The exhibition focuses on slavery in the Dutch colonial era, from the 17th to the 19th century – on three continents and in the Netherlands itself.
history
Reinier Salverda
18 min reading time
Coming Clean: New Postcolonial Light on Dutch East Indies Literature
‘Postcolonial Mirror’ and ‘New Colonial Reading List’ are two new important books on Dutch East Indies literature. Both editions aim at a complete revision of the existing image.
history
0 min reading time
A Night of Disaster in the South-West Netherlands. 1 February 1953
A personal account of the 1953 North Sea flood that struck the Netherlands, north-west Belgium, England and Scotland.
history
Republic of Amsterdam Radio
1 min reading time
Dikes, Dams and Ditches: How the Low Countries Learnt to Deal With Water
Discover how the Low Countries, after centuries of battling floods, have gradually learnt to treat water as an ally and a part of the cultural identity of its inhabitants.
history
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
The Top 7 History Stories of the Year
Join us in bidding goodbye to 2022 with seven of the finest history stories we published this year that are worth re-reading or listening to again.
history
Anne-Lot Hoek
15 min reading time
Belgium Denounces Its Colonial Past, and the Netherlands Lags Behind
With the Congo Commission, Belgium took a different path from the Netherlands, which had its colonial past in Indonesia investigated by three institutes. What does this mean for dealing with a fraught history?
history
Derek Blyth
1 min reading time
Groningen’s Lost City Gate
The people of Groningen would like one of their city gates to be handed back.
history
Senne Starckx
4 min reading time
Flemish Female Spies Watching Maximilian’s Every Move
In late medieval Flanders, women played an influential role in wars. Not as soldiers on the battlefield, but as messengers or spies.
history
Jurryt van de Vooren
7 min reading time
How a Blue-Collar Team Reached the Top. Feyenoord versus Sparta Rotterdam
The development of both Rotterdam teams is closely linked to the most important social evolution in football shortly after World War I.
history
Derek Blyth
13 min reading time
Genk Mines Its Own Business
On a visit to the Flemish city of Genk, Derek Blyth discovers restored coal mines, cosmopolitan chickens and one of the world’s great love songs.
history
Republic of Amsterdam Radio
30 min reading time
#19 - No One Messes Around With John the Fearless
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, asserted himself as the dominant power broker in the Low Countries of the late 14th, early 15th century, showing the ever-restless towns what might happen to them should they rebel against his authority.
history
Republic of Amsterdam Radio
1 min reading time
Deeds Not Words! Pioneers of Women’s Rights in Belgium and the Netherlands
Time to honour the women who have played a fundamental role in the development and progress of Low Country societies.
