History of the Netherlands Podcast
1) BONUS: Waterland's Rampjaar Refugees with Loek Zoon
On June 12, 1672 the Dutch republic was attacked on all sides by France, England and the bishoprics of Cologne and Münster. Within a month, three of the seven provinces had been conquered and the peop...Show More
2) BONUS: LGBTQ+ history of the Netherlands with Elyzabeth Gorman
We sit down with Elyzabeth Gorman, storyteller-in-chief of Badass Tours, to talk about LGBTQ+ history of the Netherlands. Quite the badass herself, Elyzabeth aims to communicate ‘hidden histories’ - s...Show More
3) 54 - The Widowed Bride
After Prince Juan’s death in 1497, Margaret of Austria spent almost two years in mourning in Spain, being treated with empathy and kindness by the Catholic Monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand. Margaret’s ...Show More
4) Bonus: Decolonising the AfricaMuseum with Bart Ouvry
We sit down with Bart Ouvry, managing director of AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, Belgium, to speak about the challenges he faces attempting to decolonise a colonial museum. Established in 1898, the museum ...Show More
5) 53 - Clinker to Carvel (and how to shove sphagnum into wood)
We dumbly delve into the deep and desolate doldrums that define trying to understand the growth and development of Dutch shipbuilding in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, particularly in Holland...Show More
6) BONUS: Amsterdam 750 with Erik Schmitz from Amsterdam City Archive
On October 27, 1275, Count Floris V of Holland issued a toll exemption to the village of Amsterdam as compensation for damage caused by his troops. This document remains the oldest known written refer...Show More
7) 52 - Draining the Swamp Part 2: Too Drained, Too Furious
Between the years 1000 and 1500 CE the soggy, sphagnum filled bog lands of the western Low Countries were terraformed to support human habitation and, as such, the seeds of future prosperity and hards...Show More
8) BONUS: Getting to Know The American Netherlander
We chat with comedian and author Greg Shapiro a.k.a. The American Netherlander a.k.a. the voice of Donald Trump in the "America First, the Netherlands Second" video. Greg shares with us his uniquely A...Show More
9) BONUS: Not Rembrandt
They both lived during the Dutch Golden Age, grew up in Leiden, were taught by the same painter, shared a studio, received all the praise, and painted the rulers of their time. And yet, Jan Lievens is...Show More
10) 51 - The Lion and the Letter-Cutter
In the 1440s a goldsmith from Mainz called Johannes Gutenberg developed a movable type printing press which catalysed the European printing revolution. It heralded a technological leap in communicatio...Show More