In 2026, the city twinning between Leiden and Oxford will celebrate its 80th anniversary. The Leiden-Oxford Committee has been organizing cultural and sporting exchanges between the cities of Leiden and Oxford since 1946. This committee strengthens the city twinning – one of the oldest in the world –...
Finally, it is the House of Representatives' turn. On day 36 (March 31, 2022) of the war with Russia, President Zelensky delivered a speech to the Dutch parliament. An impressive speech with references to our nation's past. After...
Today I am writing my 275th blog post. I had wanted to write about a different theme, but a friend advised me to choose World Umbrella Day. This day is celebrated on February 10, 2022. Today, the weather is also cooperating to...
No one in Great Britain, or in many countries beyond, will forget the Battle of Britain. The battle lasted from July 10, 1940, to October 31, 1940. It was an aerial war fought between the British Royal Air Force (RAF)...
The film Dunkirk, which was partly filmed in Urk, has been heavily promoted in various media. It is a mega Hollywood production by the renowned film director Christopher Nolan (including Inception, Interstellar, and the Batman films). But what happened during...
Due to the death of King George VI on 6 February 1952 and the succession by Queen Elizabeth II, it was necessary to produce new permanent stamps featuring her image. This took considerable time, and only in 1953...
During the Second World War, many buildings in the Netherlands were destroyed and the infrastructure damaged or rendered unusable. After the war, an attempt was therefore made to repair the damage by demanding compensation of 25 billion guilders from Germany....
On April 7, Poland issued this stamp in memory of the Katyn massacre. In 1940, Katyn was one of the locations where the Soviet Union's secret service executed nearly 26.000 Polish civilians, clergy, and military personnel. These Poles...
During the Second World War, Germany, Italy, and Japan had joined forces and formed a bloc, the Axis powers, against the so-called Allies. The war had begun in 1940, but the Allied plans to force Germany and Italy to capitulate emerged...
In 2002, the BBC held a poll for the greatest Briton of all time. It was a poll that could have gone either way, because there are so many famous Britons. Like Princess Diana, who met such an unfortunate end, but...
A holiday in Great Britain invariably includes one or more visits to a garden. The country is rich in gardens and garden landscapes. Gardening is in the British blood! Every week on BBC Television or another network...
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