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From resting against a cow while milking it from a milking stool to modern robotic barns where farmers barely come into contact with their own cows: in her book 'Hoe de natuur uit de landbouw verdwee

Stories about the secret services during the interwar period, sensitive documents buried in a backyard to hide them from the Nazis, and a report classified as a state secret for 60 years.

Frequin was one of three speakers on the Paleissymposium Assistant Professor Sanne Frequin was one of the three speakers at the Paleissymposium, with King Willem-Alexander as host.

There are prejudices against Poles in the Netherlands. Poles are supposed to cause nuisance, be corrupt, and drink too much.

There are prejudices against Poles in the Netherlands. Poles are supposed to cause nuisance, be corrupt, and drink too much.

These days, people are hard at work in the University Library, and the books are neatly organised and categorised for everyone who wants to use them.

While some people claimed that the pandemic originated in China, others attributed the cause to the mistreatment of animals.

Only those with serious eye problems would overlook Utrecht's newest tribute to ophthalmologist Franciscus Cornelis Donders.

Historian Dries Lyna and his colleagues are trying to bring the forgotten Asian slavery back into history.

Island communities such as Aruba and St. Eustasius were hit hard by slavery. This is apparent from the databases Aruba: slavernij en emancipatie, 1840-1863 (Aruba: slavery and emancipation, 1840-1863) and Sint Eustatius.

Around 1800, political and social unrest swept through Europe. The Netherlands, or more correctly, the Dutch Republic, also was the scene of civil conflict and political coups.

Around 1800, political and social unrest swept through Western Europe. The Netherlands, or more correctly, the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, was also the scene of civil war and coups.

Around 1800, political and social unrest swept through Europe. The Netherlands, or more correctly, the Dutch Republic, also was the scene of civil conflict and political coups.

The Nederlandsche Heidemaatschappij (NHM, the predecessor of the KNHM Foundation and Arcadis) was the main private employment contractor in the Netherlands and supervised the employment of Jews from Jewish labour camps during the Second World War.

On 17 March 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued a warrant for Putin's arrest.

In total, more than a hundred authors contributed to 'Nog meer wereldgeschiedenis van Nederland' ('Even More Global History of the Netherlands'), editor Professor of Social and Economic History  Lex Heerma van Voss says.

The Royal Library (KB) in The Hague has selected historian and media scholar Jesper Verhoef as KB Researcher-in-Residence 2023 .

Het verhaal van Gelderland (The Story of Gelderland), edited by Dolly Verhoeven, will be published on 10 November.