The new Dutch TV series and accompanying book “Het verhaal van Nederland: Oranje Nassau. A new history of the Netherlands and the royal house” by Dorine Hermans and Marchien den Hertog, do mention how the Nassaus eventually ended up in the Netherlands. However, the link between Count Engelbrecht I of Nassau and Willem (William) “the […]
Book review: Het verhaal van Nederland
Vanaf woensdag 31 januari 2024, 20.30 uur toont de Nederlandse tv-zender NPO 1 een nieuwe serie over de geschiedenis van het Huis Oranje-Nassau. De achtdelige serie heet: “Het verhaal van Nederland: Oranje Nassau. Een nieuwe geschiedenis van Nederland en het koningshuis”. Het bijbehorende boek, geschreven door Dorine Hermans en Marchien den Hertog, landde eerder al […]
Abdicating: reasons and advantages
For a long time, monarchs tended to sit on their thrones until the day they died, and many regarded it as a failure to quit the throne. The heirs were handed over more power if necessary. With the abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, another country has joined the growing list of monarchies, where […]
New royal and noble books – September 2023
For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* AUSTRIA Title: Sisi – Das geheime Leben der KaiserinAuthor: Katrin UnterreinerPublication date: 11 September 2023Publisher: Carl Ueberreuter VerlagLanguage: German Buy at Amazon: DE, US BELGIUM Title: Onze koningen: Interview met de geschiedenis – Het Belgische koningshuisAuthors: Arnout Hauben and Katrien de GroefPublication date: 1 September […]
Royal replies – My article in De Oranjes
Royal replies – My article in De Oranjes
New royal and noble books – July 2023
For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* GENERAL Title: Dynasty in Motion: Wedding Journeys in Late Medieval and Early Modern EuropeAuthor: Patrik PastrnakPublication date: 28 July 2023Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: English Buy at Amazon: UK, US GERMANY Title: Der Kronprinz und das Dritte Reich. Wilhelm von Preussen und der Aufstieg des NationalsozialismusAuthor: Jürgen LuhPublication […]
New royal and noble books – June 2023
For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* DENMARK / UNITED KINGDOM Title: Danish-British Consort Portraiture, c.1600-1900Author: Sara AyresPublication date: 7 June 2023Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers LtdLanguage: English Buy at Amazon: UK, US (31 August 2023) DENMARK Title: Audienssalen på Frederiksborg SlotEditors: Stefan Pajung, Thomas Lyngby, Jakob ØrnbjergPublication date: 29 June 2023Publisher: Gads […]
My Portuguese wedding article in Royalty
Back already from Portugal for a whole month. Lisbon had been on my to-do-list for much too long, so I took the opportunity to go when there was one. Unfortunately, I got somewhat ill with covid soon after arriving home (first time) and haven’t been feeling fully well since. It happily didn’t prevent me from […]
Willem-Alexander opens the new Iederz building
On Thursday morning, 14 September 2023, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands officially opened the new building of Iederz, the social development company of the municipality of Groningen that supports people, who are at the base of the labour market, in their first step to work. Collaborating with more than a hundred organizations work is offered, […]
Máxima – A Queen in orange visited Groningen
Finally on a rather warm Tuesday, 5 September 2023, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands returned to the Province of Groningen. She had two engagements. First she visited the Campus Eemsdelta in Appingedam to talk about the mental health of young people, one of her main subjects in the past few years. One in three young […]