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The fight for women’s suffrage in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, both men and women are allowed to go to the ballot boxes — ...
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Dutch DNA: are the Dutch actually Dutch?

If I say the word "Dutch", you probably have a very clear image in your head of...
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Koek & zopie? Let’s talk about this mysterious Dutch ice skating snack

During my first Dutch winter, I spent a lot of time missing my seasonal favourites from home...
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Here’s how technology changed the iconic way the Dutch sell their flowers

Somewhere in the Dutch city of Aalsmeer, you'll find a warehouse that holds the title of one...
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A Sexscraper? Here are Amsterdam’s plans for a new Red Light District

Amsterdam's iconic Red Light District is notorious for attracting millions of tourists to the capital's streets —...
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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...
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The Putten raid: when the Nazis captured nearly all the men in this Dutch village

On October 1, the small village of Putten in Gelderland remembers a painful day from its past....
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The liberation of the Netherlands like you’ve never seen it before (coloured videos inside)

Each year, on May 5, the Dutch celebrate the day their country was liberated from Nazi occupation...
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