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Sluis The Netherlands - own picture taken in 2018 In Zeelandic Flanders, one of the southern provinces of the Netherlands, a wonderful royal and historic destination is located. It is called Sluis. Although there are not much historic buildings left, Sluis certainly is worth to pay a visit. Some royal History In 1340 the Battle of Sluis was fought between King Edward III of England and King Philip VI of France during the Hundred Years' War. This ended in a victory for England. King Edward III of England became master over the channel. Battle of Sluis Source picture: Wikipedia On 23 June 1468, Margaret of York left England to marry Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. She arrived on 25 June 1468 in Sluis. Wearing a crimson dress with a long trimmed in black ( a compliment to her  new country, since these were Burgundian colours) she made her way  through the carpeted streets to the Market Place where the Town House of a wealthy merchant Guy van Baen

Russia and especially its Royal history always have had an attraction to me. So, when I had the chance to read this e-book on Kobo Plus, I immediately was interested. A short history of Russia This book was written by Mary Platt Parmele and first published in 1898! Nevertheless 'A short history of Russia ' certainly is worth to read. It contained 26 chapters of around 5 pages each. The chapters are clarefully divided with interesting topics. Mary Platt Parmele (1843-1911) was an American historian and writer. She wrote lots of short histories. This book was her last writing work. About the book 'A short history of Russia' gave a quick idea about Russia's history and it started all at the very beginning. It even mentioned the Rurik dynasty. This dynasty often is missing in lots of history books. Anyway I liked the way  the author made connections between the important events of those days and the geopolitical keyplayers of that moment inter

Town Hall of Amsterdam  Source picture: Wikipedia On 3 February 2018, Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands hosted a B-day party at the Royal Palace on the Dam in Amsterdam. This event marked the significance of this magnificent Royal Building. picture: flower Market of Amsterdam with the  Royal Palace on the background Source: Wikipedia Location The Royal Palace of Amsterdam is located at the Dam Square in Amsterdam, capital of The Netherlands. This square really is the city's heart. There are a few other important sites of interests on the Dam: - Monument in honour of Dutch victims of War; - Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), ... own picture of the Palace of Amsterdam taken in 2017 scale model of the Royal Palace of Amsterdam - own picture taken in 2017 Some building history The Royal Palace of Amsterdam has a remarkable history. It first was built as the Town Hall of the City of Amsterdam. This was opened on 29 July 1655 by Cornelis

On 31 January 1938, a very noble girl was born at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, the Netherlands. She received the names: Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard Family Princess Beatrix was the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (then Princess) and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She belonged to the noble house of Orange-Nassau by birth. Through her father she was a member of the noble house of Lippe. Baptism Princess Beatrix was baptized in the Great Church of The Hague. Her godparents were: - King Leopold III of Belgium; - Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; - Elisabeth, Princess of Erbach-Schönberg; - Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg; - Countess Allene de Kotzebue. Sisters Princess Beatrix has 3 sisters: Princess Irene Princess Margriet Princess Christina Love and Marriage Queen Beatrix married on 10 March 1966 to Prince Claus. They had 3 children: Willem-Alexander Friso Constantijn Reign On 30 April 1980, Queen Juliana abdi