A South African photojournalist has taken an interesting trip down history lane by visting South African towns with Dutch ...
Wealthy Indian bankers, such as the Jagat Seths and Virji Vora, played pivotal roles in enabling colonial invasions. Their ...
Le Café de Surate’ published in 1790 is an important glimpse into the history of the mercantile and port city as a ...
On August 16, 1945, the day after Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces in World War II, a 21-member independence ...
Because of their privileged status as a transnational religious institution and their allegiance to the pope, the Jesuits enjoyed considerable autonomy from both the Spanish and Portuguese crowns.
I fell in love with Amsterdam when I couldn’t go there. I was 15. Katy, my next sister down at 13, went instead. That’s how ...
It was founded as a royal academy for civil engineers, partly to educate civil servants who would work for the Dutch East India Company. The number of students at TU Delft increased dramatically after ...
Norwegian state-owned utility Statkraft, Europe's largest renewable energy producer, will sell energy production assets in ...
What do cinnamon rolls, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and cinnamon-sugar donuts all have in common? They’re all things that I had for breakfast this morning! Oh, and they’re all flavored with cinnamon.
This story features the success story of Virji Vora, a Gujarati business tycoon, who financed East India company and helped ...
The much-memed Decoy, a Nederlanse kooikerhondje, or Dutch kooikerhondje, was nestled in Ohtani's arms ... The prime ...
The historic Victoria and Alfred Basins were created after a vicious storm in 1858, which saw 30 ships blown ashore and ...