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The Battle for Belief. How the Protestant Reformation Shaped the Dutch Republic
21 May 2024
American historian Christine Kooi wrote an overview of the first century of the Reformation in the Low Countries. It delves into how politicians and Protestants came together in a revolt against the Catholic Habsburg rulers, thus laying the foundation for the Dutch Republic.
Pope Adrian VI, the ‘Barbarian From the North’ Who Wanted to Reform the Vatican
17 October 2022
Five hundred years ago, Adrianus of Utrecht was unexpectedly elected pope. The ambitions of the Netherlands' first and only pope in history were great. He wanted to reform the administration of the Vatican, but his untimely death put an end to his plans. His pontificate lasted barely twenty months,