The most Belgian (and Flemish) persons are perhaps Nello and Patrasche. They are fictional characters and their story 'A dog of Flanders' is not completely true, but based on a couple of true events. … [Read more...]
The Bamboo Annals: oldest mention of Northern Lights
You know me as a history teacher and historian, and if course the author of this blog website. In addition to history, I also find astronomy quite interesting. Especially when I'm reading about … [Read more...]
The history & origin of daylight saving time
Two moments that keep people occupied every year are the ones when we need to move our clock forward or backwards. Yes, I’m talking about DST: Daylight Saving Time. Also commonly known as Daylight … [Read more...]
The origin and meaning of Halloween
A lot of us yearly celebrate Halloween. But what is actually the origin of Halloween? Or the meaning of Halloween? Let me tell you the whole story in this blog post. Because as an historian and a … [Read more...]
Who was Metternich?
I already talked about the Congress of Vienna that changed the history of Europe, and in my eyes in the long term the history of the world. During this congress, there was one person who tried to … [Read more...]
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