It will be impossible to expose all the nonsense that appeared in the past month in English about the situation of Jews in the Netherlands, also by ‘authorities.’ Let us stick to correcting the ...
Delft and Amsterdam are the most “English” Dutch local authorities, according to research by online language school Preply. Both cities scored 64 points in the ranking, which is based on the number of ...
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Amsterdam council has caused some bemusement in the Dutch capital by placing 10 large billboards across the city urging people, in English, to vote for the “house of representatives” – even though you ...
Jacqueline Drayer is an architectural historian and urban planner who has worked and lived on three continents. Many of the historic sites at the center of her work are major tourist attractions in ...
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In that article we dedicated to the tragic end of the Dutch Prime Minister and his brother in 1672, we explained that the Treaty of Dover, signed between Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France, ...
The architecture, language and culture of New Netherland influences New York today, even if most modern-day inhabitants have little idea of the history beneath their feet. When his children were at ...