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A Dynasty Divided: Philip the Good and the Fractures Within
A Dynasty Divided: Philip the Good and the Fractures Within
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The Low Countries Radio is a podcast series, celebrating Flemish and Dutch history and culture, and its impact on the world today. The Low Countries Radio is a collaboration between Republic of Amsterdam Radio and the low countries website (www.the-low-countries.com).
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- A Dynasty Divided: Philip the Good and the Fractures Within · 56 dkThe Burgundian state in the mid-fifteenth century looked, from the outside, like one of the most formidable powers in Europe. But power is always partly performance, and behind…
- Beautiful Burgundian Bureaucracy and the Citizens of Ghent · 53 dkPhilip the Good ruled over a sprawling collection of territories (Flanders, Brabant, Holland, Hainaut and more) that shared little beyond a common ruler. To hold them together…
- Uncovering Amsterdam’s Queer Histories · 59 dkDutch history, as we know it, leaves a lotunsaid. The voices of women, people of colour, and LGBTQ+ communities are toooften missing from the mainstream narrative. Elyzabeth…
- Decolonising the AfricaMuseum · 46 dkNestled in the leafy suburb of Tervuren just outside Brussels, the AfricaMuseum has long stood as a monumental symbol of Belgium’s colonial past. Founded in 1898, the museum once…
- The Toll Privilege: Amsterdam’s 750th Birthday in a Hidden Treasure · 40 dkOn a crisp October morning, history came alive under the vaulted ceilings of Amsterdam's City Archives. A modest parchment, locked away for centuries, brought us face-to-face…
- Exploring Dutch Culture with Greg Shapiro, the American Netherlander · 56 dk• What is the difference between 'Dutch direct versus Midwest nice'? • How do I survive the citizenship test in the Netherlands? • What does the Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act…
- The Curious Life of Rembrandt and His Forgotten Painter Friend Jan Lievens · 44 dkThey both lived during the Dutch Golden Age, grew up in Leiden, were taught by the same painter, shared a studio, received all the praise, and painted the rulers of their time…
- Simon Gronowski's Great Escape from the 20th Nazi Convoy · 36 dkIn this episode, 92-year-old Holocaust survivor Simon Gronowski talks about his spectacular escape from a deportation train to Auschwitz, why he befriended the son of Flemish…
- Reformation in the Low Countries · 1 sa 11 dkIn this podcast, we talk to Christine Kooi, professor of European History at Louisiana State University, about the turbulent Protest and Catholic Reformations in the Low…
- The Tulip: the Myth, the Mania and the Man · 50 dkWhy is the tulip a Dutch symbol even though this colourful flower comes from the Ottoman Empire? Why did owning tulip bulbs show your status and luxury in the 17th century? Why…
- On the Barricades: Protest Movements in the Low Countries · 1 sa 11 dkRebellion, unrest and anti-authoritarianism are as much woven into the fabric of the Low Countries’ histories and cultures as dikes, dams, churches and cheese. In this podcast…
- Demonic Goats, the Flying Dutchman and a Hand-Chopping Giant: Legends From the Low Countries · 50 dkThe Low Countries have long held mystery and intrigue for people around the world. Over thousands of years, innumerable myths and legends have sprung out of this small corner of…
- Deeds Not Words! Pioneers of Women’s Rights in Belgium and the Netherlands · 55 dkDespite making up over 50% of the population, the fundamental role which women have played in the development and progress of Low Country societies has often been neglected in…
- Dikes, Dams and Ditches: How the Low Countries Learnt to Deal With Water · 1 sa 0 dkWhen the Netherlands and Belgium did not exist, people spoke of the Low Countries when referring to the area around the river deltas. Water has always played an essential role in…
- Wham! The History of Dutch and Belgian Comics · 1 sa 5 dkIn this episode of TLC Radio we are going to flip through the pages of comic history in the Low Countries; from the use of illustrated prints from as early as the 15th century to…
- Change the World? Captain Planet and the Dutch Inventors to the Rescue · 50 dkThroughout the centuries, the Low Countries have been the breeding ground for many world-changing inventions and scientific advancements. Inspired by animated environmentalist…
- School Bags on Flagpoles and Other Special Customs in the Low Countries · 43 dkWhy do the Dutch hang school bags on flagpoles, place giant blow-up dolls on their front lawn and have clocks without numbers in their pubs? And why do the Flemings celebrate…
- Cubes and Pyramids: Peculiar Architecture in the Low Countries · 48 dkIn this podcast, we get out the drawing board, put on a hard hat and clamber up a scaffold of creative construction, so that we may cast our view on a few of the most striking…
- Sacrificial Pigs, Sexy Chickens and Scary Shipworms: Animals of the Low Countries · 53 dkWe have long imposed our personal whims on other animals. We use them for labour or sport. We give them symbolic meaning, assigning them divine significance and power. Or we…
- Ready… Set... Go! Sports From the Low Countries · 48 dkIn this episode of The Low Countries Radio, we are going to delve into some of the sports that have developed in or been adopted and grown in Belgium and the Netherlands. We…
