Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch explorer (VOC) who discovered Tasmania, New Zealand and Tongatapu in 1643.
King William I Frederik made the Netherlands prosperous around French times.
Important History Figures Art
Do you have history class in school? How cool it is, then, to instruct the children to make a painting of a well-known figure from history.
At an elementary school in Ede, I was able to admire a great history art gallery (the hallway on the upper floor). The paintings were all super cool and I was allowed to photograph them to show them to everyone. It's a nice idea to combine creativity and history!
The children worked in groups of 2, and of course had to delve into their subject. On the computer they typed, printed out and cut out the most important points and, of course, a real picture frame was built around it.
Which one is your favorite?
Charles the 5th (Charles of Luxembourg) was the landlord of all the Dutch regions, King of Spain and Charles V Roman-German Emperor.
Rembrandt (Harmenszoon) van Rijn was a Dutch painter, etcher and draughtsman. He was the most important Dutch master of the 17th century.
William of Nassau William, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, also known as William the Zwijger and often called Father of the homeland in the Netherlands.
Stadholder William V of Orange-Nassau called himself William Batavus and was Prince of Orange, Prince of Orange-Nassau. He was the last inheritance of the Republic of the United Netherlands.
Christiaan Huygens was a Dutch mathematician, nature- and astronomer, inventor and writer of early science fiction. He was one of the leading figures of 17th-century science.
Balthazar Gerards was the murderer of Prince William of Orange.
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch priest, Augustinian canon, theologian, philosopher, writer and humanist.
Maarten Luther was a German Protestant theologian and reformer. He wrote a letter to the Archbishop about the trade in sufferings, and that was the symbolic beginning of Protestantism.
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general and dictator in the French Revolution. He was Emperor of the French and later king of Italy. He temporarily ruled a large part of Europe.
