Series
history
history
Ian Mundell
8 min reading time
Duelling in the Dunes: When Tourists Fought in Flanders
In the 19th century, a very particular kind of tourist came to Flanders: foreigners looking for a quiet place to fight.
history
Albert Meijer
7 min reading time
A Monument Against Fake News: The Planetarium of Eise Eisinga
The oldest working planetarium in the world can be found in Franeker in the Dutch province of Friesland: the Royal Eise Eisinga Planetarium.
Series
Going for Gold
history
Lotte Jensen
3 min reading time
Nature Doesn’t Cause Disasters, People Do
Cultural historian Lotte Jensen recounts how she has seen the consequences of climate change with her own eyes.
history
Lode Delputte
11 min reading time
Looted Art Must Return to Congo, but How?
Which objects are we talking about exactly? Who claims them? And what should be done with them in the country of origin?
Series
History of the Netherlands
history
Stan Pannier
10 min reading time
The Untold Story of the ‘Belgian’ Slave Trade
In the late eighteenth century, various ships departed from hotspot Ostend to the coasts of Africa to exchange goods for people.
history
Nico Van Campenhout
5 min reading time
From Abbey to Architectural Icon. Two Centuries of the Ghent University Library
The road to success of the iconic Book Tower in Ghent has been all but linear, as historian Ruben Mantels writes in 'Towers of Books'.
Series
Our Colonial Legacy
history
Republic of Amsterdam Radio
17 min reading time
The Battle of the Golden Spurs Set Flanders Free
In 1302, an unexpected victory of an untrained Flemish infantry militia over a professional force of French cavalry ended the French annexation of the County of Flanders.
history
Ramona Negrón
10 min reading time
Approved by the Bible. The Slave Trade of the Dutch West India Company
An estimated 600,000 enslaved Africans were traded by the Dutch from West Africa to the Atlantic. Almost half of them were shipped by the West India Company.
Series
Migration, the Other Way Around
history
Republic of Amsterdam Radio
1 min reading time
Demonic Goats, the Flying Dutchman and a Hand-Chopping Giant: Legends From the Low Countries
In this podcast, we explore some of the most notorious folk tales and legends from Flanders and the Netherlands.
language
Roland de Bonth
7 min reading time
Privateers Show How the Dutch Used to Write
Thanks to letters captured by English privateers, historical linguists can investigate how ordinary people wrote in the Dutch Republic.
history
Sarah Ann Long
10 min reading time
Tournai: A Musical Crossroad in the 14th Century
Thanks to the travels of musicians between France and Flanders, the border city Tournai was able to develop as an international music centre in the late Middle Ages.
history
Geerdt Magiels
9 min reading time
You Are What You Smell: How Scent and Culture Are Intricately Linked
What did the past smell like? And how does scent influence our culture? Biologist and philosopher Geerdt Magiels takes us to the stinking seventeenth century and to the nearly scent-free Low Countries of today.
history
Republic of Amsterdam Radio
10 min reading time
Wool Trade Left Its Mark on Power and Architecture in Medieval Flanders
In the 13th century, wool was the most important commodity in Flanders, with Bruges as the epicentre of the wool trade. The industry determined the political, social and economic relations and left its mark on architecture.
history
Lotte Bosch
2 min reading time
Surinamese Mining Town Comes to Life in Interactive Dutch Documentary
Dutch artist Magda Augusteijn created an innovative web documentary about the history of the former mining town Moengo in Suriname.
history
Michiel Leen
4 min reading time
Hubert Van Innis, the Real William Tell
The flamboyant archer won nine Olympic medals for Belgium.
history
Micha Peters
5 min reading time
Amsterdam is Everywhere. The Legacy of the 1928 Olympic Games
No matter where you are in the world, the 1928 Olympic Games that were held in Amsterdam have left their mark.
history
Micha Peters
5 min reading time
The Scandalous Suspension of Foekje Dillema
Dutch athlete Foekje Dillema was suspended for life because she was supposedly not really a woman.
history
Michiel Leen
5 min reading time
Antwerp Wants to Honour Its Olympic Past
An interactive walking route aims to bring the Olympic past of the port city back to life.
history
Ian Mundell
7 min reading time
Finding a New Role for Flanders' Historic Theatre Scenery
Flanders has only recently recognised the value of its historic theatre scenery. Experts are figuring out now how it can be preserved and best be used again.
history
Marian Rijk
6 min reading time
Rie Mastenbroek, the Swimmer Who Won Gold In the Wrong Place
The Dutch swimmer won four medals at the 1936 Olympics, which went down in history as a propaganda event for the Nazis.
