Republished with permission. Chapter 9 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.
Cambridge Scholars Publishing In The Christian Slaves of Depok: A Colonial Tale Unravels, historian Dr Nonja Peters examines the little-known history of Depok, a community near Batavia (present-day Jakarta), whose origins are closely associated with Read more
Biography Dr Nonja Yvonne Huberta Maria Peters is a Dutch-born Australian historian, anthropologist, museum curator and social researcher whose work has made a significant contribution to the understanding and preservation of Dutch-Australian history. Her research Read more
Dutch soldiers in British service The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) created unexpected connections between the Netherlands, Britain and territories across the world. One intriguing but largely unexplored question is whether Dutch soldiers who entered British military Read more