In 2007 Dutch royal historian Arnout van Cruyningen first published a short guide to the House of Orange-Nassau and the Monarchy in the Netherlands in the English language.

This illustrated, revised and updated edition, packed with biographical, historical, genealogical and constitutional information, marks the abdication of Queen Beatrix and accession of King Willem-Alexander in 2013. It celebrates the two centuries old Kingdom of the Netherlands and much older Orange Dynasty.

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During a medieval wedding party at Cleves, the poet Veldeke reads from an unfinished romance. The next day, the manuscript has disappeared from the chest in which it was kept. But what is the point of stealing an unfinished book, and who would do such a thing? Master Henric tries to find out.

At the summer residence of the Metternich family in Bohemia, the governess Franziska is found in a pond, drowned. Was it truly suicide because of an unwanted pregnancy, as the doctor claims and many othe...

The Tangier Connection" describes the experiences of a yachtsmen who in the eighties got involved in smuggling hashish, the number -one export product of Morocco. During that period he made his acquaintance of a traditional native girl Samira, and fell in love with her. Their relationship was not accepted by Moroccan standards, and as a result he encountered serious problems.

This book for a better new world based on a Plan of Recommendations arose from my intuition and inner strength. It must be possible to imagine a world society that is not based on money, oil or our current political system, just by using our common sense. This with the help of family and friends: the ordinary people and citizens of the earth.

The current power vacuums in economics and politics are no longer working. These are simply outdated and slow us down. We moved too far away from our cor...

A short journey through a well lived life, where having loved and lost, became a way of life. unspoken feelings of the heart became words on paper.

Employed for a number of years with an international engineering company, I traveled all over the world and resided in various countries. There were few opportunities to employ my artistic talents.

When I had more leisure time I took up writing and painting again and published a couple of books in Dutch.

Since 2000 the Dutch resort of Noordwijk-on-Sea is my place of residence. The wild coastal waters became an inspiration for further exploration of my talents.

This is my First publication in Eng...

Ed Schwarz has lived at Dordrecht in the Netherlands till now. He is mainly busy with web design, However he has a special interest in the mysterious out of the middle ages, candlesticks and fire. Also he is inspired by the spiritual. Further he describes his thoughts regarded the surrounded occurred scene.

Ramond de Vrede departs by train the 6th of July 2011 from Maastricht to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France.

7th of July 2011 he starts his biggest hike ever. Approximately 800 km from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to finish in Santiago de Compostella.

Pilgrimage. Getting back to your own self. Getting insight in what you want in life and more important what not. Modern pilgrimage offers this all. He used his notes of his journal so you can relive this journey with him.

As computer professional you ...

Luis Moreno Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, had previously announced possible plans of undertaking investigations on the role played by entrepreneurs in financing violent conflicts in which core international crimes such as crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide have been committed. However, till this day investigations of this kind have not taken place. Nevertheless, the fact remains that the current impunity to gross human rights violations by corporations,...

FLAME LILIES

from Deventer to Rhodesia

- autobiography -

Lia Zwanikken-van Noesel was born in Deventer (The Netherlands) in 1937.

She met her husband Paul Zwanikken in 1956 and together they went to

Africa to what was then called Southern Rhodesia.

There they lived over 40 years and raised a family of three,

two daughters and a son.

She went to school in Deventer to Het Geert Groote College (1956).

In Africa she studied for a Bachelor of Arts Degree with the University

of South Africa by corresponden...