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Holland's past

2008•50m
Documentary
NL

A series of eight episodes documenting 250.000 years of history. Charles Groenhuijsen takes us along sights and locations that historically harbored various inhabitants of ‘The Lowlands’. In what today is known as The Netherland, Belgium, Germany, New York, Ghana, Surinam, and Indonesia, Charles will be looking for the stories of ‘our’ past through potsherds, bones, stones, ancient text's, drawings, paintings, pictures, radio, and tv- fragments

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Trailers & Videos

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Verleden van Nederland aflevering 1

Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2008

Charles Groenhuijsen takes us along sights and locations that historically harbored various inhabitants of ‘The Lowlands’. In what today is known as The Netherland, Belgium, Germany, New York, Ghana, Surinam, and Indonesia, Charles will be looking for the stories of ‘our’ past through potsherds, bones, stones, ancient text's, drawings, paintings, pictures, radio, and tv- fragments

Still image for Holland's past season 1 episode 1: Lost stories (Prehistory-500)

1. Lost stories (Prehistory-500)

Still image for Holland's past season 1 episode 2: How God appeared in the Lower Lands (500-1500)

2. How God appeared in the Lower Lands (500-1500)

Still image for Holland's past season 1 episode 3: Religion, rebellion and republic (1500-1600)

3. Religion, rebellion and republic (1500-1600)

William the Silent goes to battle with the Spanish king Filips II.

Still image for Holland's past season 1 episode 4: The Golden Age (1600-1700)

4. The Golden Age (1600-1700)

The golden age is the age in which everything seems to succeed. Arts and science flourish as never before.

Still image for Holland's past season 1 episode 5: Between decline and enlightenment (1700-1815)

5. Between decline and enlightenment (1700-1815)

Still image for Holland's past season 1 episode 6: The civilized nation (1815-1918)

6. The civilized nation (1815-1918)

Still image for Holland's past season 1 episode 7: ‘Corinthianland’ at war (1918 tot 1949)

7. ‘Corinthianland’ at war (1918 tot 1949)

Still image for Holland's past season 1 episode 8: Blurred lines (vanaf 1949)

8. Blurred lines (vanaf 1949)

Cast

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Charles Groenhuijsen

Themself

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Jan Decleir

Voice

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Elsie de Brauw

Voice

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