History

This Dutch city has been sinking for hundreds of years

The Netherlands is known as the country of cheese and bicycles, and for being the flat European...

The Dutch built cities on sinking land: how will this fare with climate change?

The Netherlands literally means "low country" and for good reason too: only about 50% of the country...

The secret Dutch side of Santa Claus

Sinterklaas has left the Netherlands on his steamboat and is probably recuperating by his pool in Spain....

That time the Dutch conquered Britain (ja, we’re serious)

You remember learning about the Glorious Revolution in history class, right? Us neither. Don’t worry; it’s not...

10 hidden gems in the Netherlands: unique places you wouldn’t think to visit

It can be hard to separate yourself from the tourist traps — they're popular for a reason....

The Hunger Winter: the Dutch famine of 1944-45

The Hunger Winter took place as World War II was in its final year. Following a German...

A chocolate letter from Sinterklaas: a delicious Dutch gift

A chocolate letter is the popular gift from Sinterklaas (the Dutch Santa), but do you know where the tradition comes from?

This Dutch city was key to the origins of Thanksgiving

You may very well know by now how the Dutch like to spend their Christmas and Sinterklaas holidays...