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Review: The century of Juliana, a Queen and her Ideals exhibition

Friday, 14 October 2022, 17:15 Moniek Bloks 1

On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the start of Queen Juliana’s reign and inauguration, the Nieuwe Kerk – where her inauguration took place – is hosting a major exhibition about her life. It’s fittingly called The century of Juliana, a Queen and her Ideals. Queen Juliana, or Princess Juliana as she was known [read more]

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Noordeinde Palace opens to the public

Saturday, 23 July 2022, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Noordeinde Palace in The Hague will open its door for four Saturdays in a row. 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. Her son enlarged the house [read more]

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Queen Wilhelmina – The first miscarriage

Monday, 9 November 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

With Wilhelmina’s marriage to Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 7 February 1901, she and her mother both fervently prayed for healthy children to continue their line. Tragically, Wilhelmina would go on to suffer five miscarriages and only one healthy child was born to Wilhelmina and Henry. At the end of August 1901, the first signs of [read more]

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Queen Wilhelmina receives the Military Order of William

Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Military Order of William is the highest honour of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and was named for St. William of Gellone, the very first Prince of Orange. It was founded in 1815 by King William I of the Netherlands for bravery on the battlefield and as a decoration for senior military officers. It [read more]

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Queen Wilhelmina – The abdication

Friday, 4 September 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1

When I studied history, I was particularly struck by the abdication of Emperor Charles V in 1555. I recognized the wisdom in it. Queen Wilhelmina’s decision to abdicate certainly caused some raised eyebrows with her British cousins, who had been left reeling by the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936. When the future Queen [read more]

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The life of Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Part one)

Sunday, 2 August 2020, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont was born on 2 August 1858 as the daughter of Georg Viktor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Princess Helena of Nassau. She was their fourth daughter, and she would also have two younger sisters and a brother. After her mother’s death in 1888, her father remarried to Princess Louise [read more]

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