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history
history
Republic of Amsterdam Radio
6 min reading time
What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?
Throughout history, the Low Countries would often be defined by their interactions with great powers nearby. This began with the Romans.
history
Remco Vermeulen
7 min reading time
The Story of the Erasmus Huis in Indonesia
The cultural centre of the Netherlands in the Indonesian capital Jakarta reflects a dynamic relationship between the two countries.
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History of the Netherlands
history
Hannes Cools
9 min reading time
A Tsar on a Tow Canal Boat
For three centuries, the barge between Bruges and Ghent was a popular and luxurious means of transport.
history
Republic of Amsterdam Radio
5 min reading time
99% of Dutch History
Join us on our journey throughout the history of the Netherlands. We start in so-called "pre-history".
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Our Colonial Legacy
history
Tom Christiaens
2 min reading time
The Top 5 History Stories of the Year
Our best history stories of 2020, handpicked by the editor.
history
Geerdt Magiels
6 min reading time
What Tree Rings and Core Samples Tell Us About Our World
Those who know where to look can read the history of the planet and the human race in trees and landscapes. Two researchers from the Low Countries, Salomon Kroonenberg and Valerie Trouet, tell the story of the earth, our past and perhaps also our future.
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Migration, the Other Way Around
history
Derek Blyth
2 min reading time
The Long Farewell
Every evening since 1928, a group of buglers has sounded the Last Post in Ypres to honour the soldiers who died in WWI in Flanders Fields.
history
August Thiry
7 min reading time
King Albert's Heroes. How 400 Young Belgians Fought in Russia and Conquered the US
In the First World War, a Belgian armoured battalion was sent abroad against the Germans and Austrians. It engaged in a worldwide adventure.
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Via Belgica
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Zero Point 1945
history
Dirk Van Assche
3 min reading time
Charles V, the Man Who Bought the Emperorship
Exactly 500 years ago, Charles V was crowned Holy Roman Emperor, much to his French rival Francis I’s chagrin.
history
Luc Devoldere
1 min reading time
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Huizinga and Geyl. A Portrait of Two Dutch Historians
The legacy of the Dutch historians Johan Huizinga and Pieter Geyl can hardly be overestimated.
history
Jinna Smit
4 min reading time
The Netherlands Is Working on a Shared Future for Shared Heritage
‘It is not difficult to find a basis for cooperation. After all, each country cares for its heritage and thus faces similar issues.’
history
Virginie Platteau
6 min reading time
The Burgundians Show off Their Miniatures in a New Museum
After being hidden for six hundred years, the Royal Library of Belgium presents its unique collection of manuscripts from the Burgundian period.
history
Wieland De Hoon
7 min reading time
Cycling With the Romans through Greater Belgium: From Heerlen to Cologne
The fourth and final stage of our cycling trip on the Via Belgica takes us from Heerlen to Cologne.
history
Guido Vanden Berghe
11 min reading time
Simon Stevin, Flemish Tutor to a Dutch Prince
The Leonardo Da Vinci of the Low Countries is responsible for many revolutionary discoveries in physics, architecture, mathematics and linguistics.
history
Wieland De Hoon
7 min reading time
Cycling With the Romans Through Greater Belgium: From Liberchies to Heerlen
The third stage of our cycling trip on the Via Belgica takes us from Liberchies to Heerlen.
history
Raf Willems
7 min reading time
When the Red Devils Kicked For Gold
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium became the worlds best football team by winning gold after a controversial match against Czechoslovakia.
history
Wieland De Hoon
7 min reading time
Cycling With the Romans Through Greater Belgium: From Tournai to Liberchies
The second stage of our cycling trip on the Via Belgica takes us from Tournai to Liberchies.
history
Bart Verheijen
5 min reading time
The United States of Belgium. The Story of the Revolution That Shaped Belgianness
Jane Judge’s book provides a profound analysis of the rich sources surrounding the events that shaped the Belgian identity.
history
Derek Blyth
2 min reading time
The World According to Gerardus
Derek Blyth pays tribute to the man who has shown us the way for more than four hundred years: the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator.
