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Inside Noordeinde Palace

Saturday, 6 August 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Noordeinde Palace began its life as a medieval farmhouse in 1533. This was converted into a spacious residence, which was bought for Louise de Coligny, the widow of William I, Prince of Orange, in 1595. It was her son who enlarged the house even more, and it was then known as “Oude Hof”, or Old Court. [read more]

Amalia of Solms-Braunfels and St. John’s Cathedral in Den Bosch, The Netherlands

Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Saint John’s Cathedral in Den Bosch was constructed from 1220 to around 1340. After this, it was gradually replaced by a new church in gothic style. The city had been loyal to the King of Spain since 1579 and was part of the Spanish Netherlands. After the siege of Den Bosch in 1629 ended the Spanish [read more]

The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia Volume 1 1603-1631

Monday, 26 October 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

I recently received this book, The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia from the Oxford University Press. It’s edited by Nadine Akkerman, who is also contracted to write a biography of Elizabeth Stuart. The correspondence actually consists of three volumes and the second volume was actually released first in 2011 as it was Nadine Akkerman’s [read more]

Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau and Schloss Oranienburg

Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Louise Henriette of Orange-Nassau was born in the Hague as the daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels on 27 November 1627. She fell in love with a French Prince but he was considered unsuitable and she was once considered for Charles II of England. In the end, Frederick William, the [read more]

The Prinsenhof and Nieuwe Kerk in Delft

Monday, 2 February 2015, 8:15 Moniek Bloks 0

The city of Delft only became a royal burial place when its traditional site, Breda, was under occupation at the time of William the Silent’s death. He was buried here, in the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in a mausoleum. The Church is currently undergoing some construction. William the Silent’s Mausoleum The other royals are buried [read more]

Courtly Rivals Exhibition

Thursday, 13 November 2014, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

While in The Hague for the Royal Gatherings weekend I heard about a special exhibition the The Hague Historical Museum has right now, called Courtly Rivals (Dutch: Rivalen aan het Haagse Hof) So, during the two-hour lunch break I walked to the museum, which luckily wasn’t far away from the hotel. I took these pictures [read more]