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A Walk Along the Western Front

6 November 2023

Every year on 11 November, huge crowds gather under the Menin Gate in Ypres to hear the Last Post played in memory of those who died in the First World War. But most people do not stray far beyond the walls of the ancient Flemish town. If they did, they would find an astonishing number of cemeteries

Hospitality, to an Extent. Refugees in the Netherlands

27 October 2022

At the beginning of the First World War, one million Belgians fled to the Netherlands. About one hundred thousand remained there throughout the war, most of them in large camps. The Netherlands showed itself to be hospitable, but there was much to be said about the conditions in the refugee camps. W

Ypres Marches On

28 September 2022

On a visit to the Flemish city of Ypres, Derek Blyth discovers a museum dedicated to the horror of war, a beer brewed in an underground fortification and a nightly ceremony that might go on for ever.

How Belgium Helped Shape the British Identity

12 August 2022

From Waterloo to the Westhoek, the Belgian soil is full of British corpses. Professor of English Literature and Culture Marysa Demoor has explored the very close links between the two nations; links that could even be considered decisive in the development of British identity. The relationship was n

How Missing Soldiers Regain Their Identity

22 April 2022

The bodies of almost a hundred thousand soldiers who died in Belgiums Westhoek region during the First World War have never been found. Their mortal remains still lie hidden in the Flemish clay. The exhibition Missing at the Front. Unearthing Names in the In Flanders Fields Museum shows how some

The American War Years of Art Nouveau Architect Victor Horta

4 February 2022

When Victor Horta was forced to flee during the First World War, his exile became an opportunity to raise funds for poor little Belgium. The famous Belgian architect, who is known for his art nouveau houses, travelled to the United States to give lectures on the German atrocities. During his stay, H

The Long Farewell

12 November 2020

There is nothing like this anywhere in the world. Every evening just before 8pm, the traffic is halted on Menenstraat in the West Flemish city Ypres. A group of local volunteer firemen then raise their bugles to play the Last Post below the Menin Gate war memorial.

King Albert’s Heroes. How 400 Young Belgians Fought in Russia and Conquered the US

30 October 2020

In the First World War, a Belgian armoured battalion was sent abroad against the Germans and Austrians. It was called ACM and its members became engaged in a worldwide adventure. This is the story of 400 young Belgians who fought in Russia, escaped from Siberia and conquered the USA.

When the Last German Kaiser Turned Woodcutter in the Netherlands

12 May 2020

After the German defeat in World War I, Emperor Wilhelm II sought and got asylum in the neutral Netherlands. On 15 May 1920, he settled in Huis Doorn (House Doorn) near Utrecht, an estate with a lavishly furnished country house, where he would live with his family until his death in 1941. Today, the

How Huib Hoste Fought for a Modernist Rebuilding of the Westhoek

15 April 2020

After the First World War, West Flanderss Westhoek looked like a moonscape, littered with craters and munition. But rebuilding started almost immediately after the last shots. Flemish architect Huib Hoste played a unique role in this. Under the influence of his Dutch colleagues, he advocated a ne

The Lost Cemeteries of 1917

20 January 2020

Anyone who wants to see the extent of the horror of the First World War in Flanders should visit the enormous Tyne Cot Cemetery. Yet the small cemeteries in and around Ypres may offer a more unique way of understanding the war.

1917, a Crucial Year in Flanders Fields

8 January 2020

If we consider the history of the First World War from the perspective of its enduring legacy, we see that 1917 was certainly a crucial year, if not the most crucial year of all. After almost three years of heavy fighting, Europe was already significantly weakened and the new future world powers wer

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