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December 20, 2024

Review: The Burgundians, Bart van Loo

Rating: 4 out of 5 I liked this throughout but with some big caveats. It’s generally not sufficient for the author to assume that…

August 6, 2023

Review: Krakatoa, Simon Winchester

Rating: 4 out of 5 I thought this would be a straightforward story about a volcanic explosion with a discussion on the events leading…

February 9, 2020

Review: Lord of Formosa, Joyce Bergvelt

Rating: 5 out of 5 In short, I think this ticks all the boxes. Quite possibly the closest thing from an European source I…

November 13, 2018

Review: 1666, Rebecca Rideal

Rating: 4 out of 5 This was a good history but generally did not sound too inspired to me. I guess it’s the problem…

June 5, 2018

Fort de Ruyter

I ended up at Fort de Ruyter after a walk from the port of Vlissingen. It wasn’t a clear-cut road and I did not…

January 31, 2018

‘s Lands Zeemagazijn / Het Scheepvaartmuseum

A construction of a Dutch architect, Daniël Stalpaert, this magnificent structure represents the glory of the Dutch Republic. This is the only suitable introduction that…

January 13, 2018

Burcht van Leiden

Leiden is a small city which is situated between the Old and New Rhines. The same applies to the castle there, which as the…

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