Season 1
(2015)
Cast
as Themself
Episodes
De allereerste koning 0.0
April 3, 2015
Lodewijk Napoleon gave the Netherlands its identity and set up many important institutions. Hans Goedkoop examines the …
A Powerfull Widow 0.0
April 10, 2015
The Netherlands under the reign of King Willem I was a period of investments but also of financial troubles. Hans Goedk…
Land without paupers 0.0
April 17, 2015
In the 19th century, the class society was still a major fact, yet pioneers of equal opportunities dreamed of a better …
Poor plot, rich man 0.0
April 24, 2015
The story of W.A. Scholten and how he turned his potato flour factory in the province of Groningen into the Netherlands…
Women forwards 0.0
May 1, 2015
In a time when women are not permitted to work for money and are expected to obey their husbands and stay at home, Bets…
The secret of Rotterdam 0.0
May 8, 2015
Hans Goedkoop investigates the developments of the Rotterdam harbor in the 19th century and the involvement of Jewish t…
Amsterdam, a rotten town 0.0
May 15, 2015
In the early 19th century Amsterdam was a poor and filthy city. Doctor Samuel Sarphati could no longer bear to see his …
An odd church down the street 0.0
May 22, 2015
After years of oppression catholicism is on the rise in the 19th century. Hans Goedkoop examines the life and work of a…
Twente on steam 0.0
May 29, 2015
At the end of the 19th century Enschede is one of the largest textile-producing cities in the world. Hans Goedkoop inve…
A new world 0.0
June 5, 2015
In the late 19th century theoretic physicist Hendrik Lorentz and paleontologist Eugène Dubois made important scientific…
Abraham the great 0.0
June 12, 2015
Hans Goedkoop chronicles the life of Abraham Kuyper, founder of his own newspaper, university and political party. His …
To war! 0.0
June 19, 2015
Hans Goedkoop visits the former Dutch West Indies, where he investigates the Aceh War and the roles of Dutch general Va…
The iron cage 0.0
June 26, 2015
At the end of the 19th century some people question if the industrial revolution has really brought progress. Hans Goed…