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 […]
New royal and noble books – August 2023
For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* RUSSIA Title: Alexandra Feodorovna, Diaries and Correspondence, Volume I Princess of Hesse 1872-1893Author: George HawkinsPublication date: 31 August 2023Publisher: independently publishedLanguage: English Buy at Amazon: UK, US SWEDEN Title: Kungen 50 år på tronenAuthor: Roger LundgrenPublication date: 29 August 2023Publisher: The Book AffairLanguage: Swedish Buy […]
Books, exhibitions, TV – The Eighty Years’ War 1568-1648
The Eighty Years’ War that led to the independency of the Netherlands didn’t exactly last 80 years, although usually it is said the war took place between 1568 and 1648. The Dukes of Burgundy between 1384 and 1428 managed to expand their territory in what now is the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and the north of […]