The Secrets of Anne Boleyn’s Book of Hours Uncovered by Historian Kate McCaffrey

The Secrets of Anne Boleyn’s Book of Hours Uncovered by Historian Kate McCaffrey

The Queen of England is killed by her husband! Yes, Anne Boleyn’s death was ordered by her husband, King Henry VIII. Anne, his second wife and Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, is famously named after their daughter. That daughter is actually Queen Elizabeth. Anne Boleyn, Picture Credit: Wikipedia Commons Anne Boleyn was executed … Read more

Commemorating War Liberators: ABSASVN Honors and Remembers with Authentic Uniforms

Commemorating War Liberators: ABSASVN Honors and Remembers with Authentic Uniforms

Hoes and Schuurman are part of the ABSASVN, the Amicale Belgian SAS Circle of Friends Netherlands, a re-enactment association that commemorates and honors the war liberators in the Netherlands. “We try to keep the story of liberation alive,” says Schuurman. ‘That’s why we also wear original uniforms from that time. Today David is wearing the … Read more

Dimitrios Diamantakos: Embodying the Philosophy of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ivan Vukomanovic in Blasters’ Progress

Dimitrios Diamantakos: Embodying the Philosophy of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ivan Vukomanovic in Blasters’ Progress

It is the ‘philosophy’ of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ivan Vukomanovic that makes Greek striker Dimitrios Diamantakos a fiery presence in Blasters’ progress. Dimitri is a fan of Zlatan’s style of attacking when he becomes a forward. Ivan, on the other hand, is an ‘offensive’ coach who insists on finding goals. Diamantakos openly says that he … Read more

Why luxury fashion brands are turning to India for global growth

Korean Fashion luxury brands that used to go after the fame of pop stars are now looking for Indian faces. Not only Alia but superstars like Samantha and Karthik Aaryan are the Indian faces of luxury brands. What made luxury brands suddenly love India so much? International brands even organize special fashion shows in front … Read more

Groningen residents impressed by New Year’s conference: ‘Wonderful, I still have to cry’

“I can’t believe it,” agrees Alie. “I had read that it could be too serious. It’s also very serious, very impressive too, but there’s a lot of humor in it as well. Yes, it really touched me, I still cry a little. Because it is a lot about Groningen, about what we have experienced here … Read more

Art installation in Forum has to give way to Batman’s motorcycle, to the sadness of artist and visitors

‘We actually think it is a shame that it is now gone, because many visitors to the Forum were enthusiastic about Merijn’s artwork. It’s purely practical. We’ll have to haul in pieces next week for the new superhero exhibit: The Art of DC – The Dawn of Super Heroes. We then need the space, because, … Read more

Henk Wijngaard stops concert after throwing beer: ‘It’s better to drink it’

Wijngaard continues to perform, but he calls on festival organizations to pay more attention to security guards. “Get some security guards watching the hall. Not only for me, but also for the audience that does come for the artist. It is strange that so many thousands of people are victims of swine, because that is … Read more

Final: Main Station renovation delayed by two years, now ready in 2026

The south side of the station is currently a building site. That side also faces a large-scale approach. Among other things, there should be the new Oosterpoort to be build. It is still unclear whether the approach to the south side will also be delayed. The new pop temple should be in use by 2030, … Read more

Architect has a radical alternative for the new Oosterpoort: ‘It’s not too late’

The four locations he has in mind are the police station on the Rademarkt, the old Holland Casino (Kattendiep), the old Harmonie (Kreupelstraat) and… the Martinikerk. Van Rootselaar thought it all out last year, when he graduated on the theme Renovation of De Oosterpoort at the Academy of Architecture in the City. –