The left-wing opposition is frustrated with the turn of D66 and Prime Minister Rob Jetten, who are not planning to make the royal house pay taxes, despite earlier support for a similar plan. #belastingaanslag #Oranjes #D66 (translated)
The podcast De Monarchie discusses how the king and the cabinet must cooperate on recovery measures for the backlogs created by the colonial past of the Oranges, as proposed in the Zwart Manifest plan. #koloniaalverleden #herstel #racisme (translated)
King Willem-Alexander is having a comprehensive investigation conducted into the role of the royal house in the colonial past, which shows that the Oranges actively supported and maintained colonialism. #kolonialisme #Oranjes #WillemAlexander (translated)
Readers of the Volkskrant are wondering when Queen Máxima will initiate an investigation into the role of her ancestors in colonialism, now that the Oranjes have acknowledged that they played a financial role in the colonial history of the Netherlands. #HuisOranjeNassau #kolonialisme #herstelbetalingen (translated)
Research from Leiden University reveals that King William I and his grandson Hendrik of the Oranges significantly enriched themselves through exploitation in India, where they obtained large economic gains through the culture system and other trade activities. #HuisOranje #Kolonialisme #Geschiedenis (translated)
The reactions to the research on the colonial past of the Oranjes are mixed, with Prime Minister Jetten hoping for reconciliation, while Mitchell Esajas is disappointed with the royal response and has returned his decoration. #KoningWillemAlexander #kolonialisme #verzoening (translated)
Social organizations generally respond positively to the report on the role of the Oranges in colonial oppression, but there is also criticism regarding the limited recognition of indigenous victims. #koloniaalverleden #slavernij #verzoening (translated)
Historians have examined how Queen Wilhelmina, as the most imperialistic royal of the House of Orange, exerted her influence in the final days of Dutch colonialism, reinforcing the colonial culture, while her successor Juliana represented a change in the perception of colonialism and the royal house. #kolonialisme #Oranjes #Wilhelmina (translated)
King Willem-Alexander has shown his interest in the colonial past of the House of Orange-Nassau and received five books that examine his family's role in Dutch colonial history, despite the fact that the Oranges were historically not central to it. #kolonialisme #Oranje #geschiedenis (translated)
"But that signaling is something different from excusing them. They were aware of resistance, other ideas were circulating. They could have acted differently. 'They too were children of their time, albeit very privileged,' says chief researcher Gert Oostindie." #Oranjes #kolonialisme #slavernij (translated)
A new study reveals that the Oranges 'actively and ruthlessly' supported slavery and colonial exploitation, while they themselves barely profited financially from the transatlantic slave trade. #Oranjes #kolonialisme #slavernij (translated)
Historian Gert Oostindie explains in an interview how the research into the colonial past of the Oranjes shows that King William I actively supported slavery and that no policy documents have been found advocating for its abolition, despite the abolition of slavery in the United Kingdom. #kolonialegeschiedenis #OranjeNassau #slavernij (translated)
The research shows that the Oranges hardly benefited financially from the transatlantic slave trade, but actively and unscrupulously supported colonial exploitation and slavery. #OranjeKolonie #Slavernijverleden #HistorischOnderzoek (translated)
"But it wouldn't be very meaningful to tick all of that off one by one." Research leader Gert Oostindie praises King Willem-Alexander for having offered excuses as head of state for 'the Atlantic slavery and the extreme violence in the Indonesian War of Independence'. #kolonialisme #Oranjes #geschiedenis (translated)
King Willem-Alexander feels touched by the painful and confronting research into the role of the Royal House in the colonial past, which he received at Leiden University and which emphasizes that recognition of the past is essential for a shared future. #kolonialisme #Oranjes #geschiedenis (translated)
A research report concludes that the Oranjes have provided explicit support for colonization for centuries and have financially benefited from it, but have had relatively little influence on Dutch policy regarding it. #kolonialisme #Oranje #slavernij (translated)
Researchers have discovered in their years of study on the colonial past of the Oranges that nearly every researcher has found something new, which led the king to initiate and finance the research to ensure transparency and safeguard the future of the monarchy. #kolonialeGeschiedenis #WillemAlexander #waarheidsvinding (translated)
De kosten voor het koningshuis stijgen volgend jaar naar in totaal 62,1 miljoen euro, voornamelijk door hogere salariskosten en uitkeringen voor de Oranjes. #Koningshuis #Monarchie #Belastingtransparantie
Veertien jaar geleden, september 2012, begon ik met dit account. Had ik toen kunnen bedenken dat ik nu nog steeds zou schrijven over geschiedenis, de Oranjes, kunst en bijzondere historische feitjes? Waarschijnlijk niet! Dank aan iedereen die al die jaren meeleest, reageert en mijn berichten waardeert. Op naar de volgende veertien jaar! #geschiedenis #kunst #Oranjes
Dieptepunt bereikt: Tijdens de walk of shame naar huis in mijn oranje shirt gefilmd door een toeterende auto vol Marokkaanse dames. Lachende geluiden door de auto terwijl ze mij met flits vastleggen. #WalkOfShame #OranjeShirt #Lachen
