
What might Hagenaars have remembered about the year 1920?
We often look back at the end of a year. So did the inhabitants of The Hague 100 years ago, when the end of 1920

The Hague Stock Exchange
In these times of low and perhaps negative savings interest rates, it is tempting to invest your money (if you have any left) in equities.

Constantijn Huygens and his music
If you are driving on the Scheveningseweg, on the corner of Ary van der Spuyweg you may see the bust of Constantijn Huygens. It is

Mercury – God of commerce
We all want to be favoured by the gods. But how do you get the right god to favour you? Shopkeepers and other entrepreneurs in

Eisenhower visits The Hague
Most schoolchildren are happy to be given an extra day off from classes. On October 6, 1945 the mayor of The Hague gave this treat

The speech from the throne in 1820
For over 200 years, our Head of State has read the Speech from the Throne on Prinsjesdag. What has actually changed in that time and