This is kind of a sequel to the video The Dutch Horror in 1672. In that video which I made with the support of my brothers, I promised that I would make a next one about the context of the murder at the “Groene Zoodje” in The Hague. This video is mostly about how special the… Continue reading The Dutch Golden Age, Independence War & something about economy
Category: History
The long road to civilization.
1672: Johan de Witt and his brother murdered
I painted Johan de Witt as kind of a tribute: in several aspects he was to the Netherlands what Winston Churchill was for Great Britain. For both of them the royals were a real pain in the ass… And I feel related to him. Not the most but neither the least by the fact we… Continue reading 1672: Johan de Witt and his brother murdered
Trials, tribunals, Islamic State and the Wuhan-virus
In the Netherlands, since the beginning of 2021, the presidency of the parliament is in the hands of the political party ‘D66’. In March this party grew and now has one sixth of the seats in parliament. It is also the party that most explicitly supports the transfer of national sovereignty to the European Union.… Continue reading Trials, tribunals, Islamic State and the Wuhan-virus
Why Winston Churchill?
In many respects I am very, very different from him, but there are some similarities too. The least of those is that he painted too (On his 89 impressionist paintings by the way very few people are depicted). He definitely was kind of a loner and he called himself sentimental. I like to see myself… Continue reading Why Winston Churchill?