While the tulips may be the main event of Tulip Time, events celebrating Dutch culture come in at a very close second. Visitors to Tulip Time can completely immerse themselves in Dutch heritage during ...
Often flying under the radar of many travelers, Maastricht is one of Europe’s hidden gems, offering rich history, stunning architecture and a vibrant cultural and culinary scene. ByJoanne Shurvell, ...
From 1624 to 1664, much of New York State, plus parts of New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware, was the Dutch colony of New Netherland. While New Netherland only lasted 40 years before Britain sent ...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch king ruled out Thursday using, for now at least, the royal family's "Golden Carriage," one side of which bears a painting that critics say glorifies the Netherlands' ...
Dutch settlers "bought" the island of Manahatta from the Lenape in 1626. Rijksmuseum via Wikimedia Commons under CC0 1.0 DEED Before New York was New York, it was New Amsterdam: a Dutch settlement ...
A bullet-torn shirt and photos of freedom fighters are among the exhibits documenting Indonesia's struggle for independence from the Dutch in a groundbreaking show at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum.
People once called it the triangular trade. European ships went to Africa, then carried slaves to the Americas. That formed a triangle on the map. The Netherlands was once a great sea power and played ...