Content by tag : History
Construction work on Brussels’ new metro line 3 has turned up some interesting archaeological treasures.
The Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) is now home to the National Lottery's historical collection, which includes 11,000 documents and items.
During World War One, a quarter of a million Belgian men, women and children sought sanctuary in Britain. The number remains to this day the largest influx of refugees in UK history.
The tiny village in Hainaut slumbers in the morning sun. Once a great battle was fought in Fontenoy. Thousands of soldiers died here on 11 May 1745.
A new book by Belgian historian Raf Meert shines a new light on the history of Belgium’s famed lambic beer.
The bones of soldiers who died in the Battle of Waterloo were used in 19th-century Belgium’s burgeoning sugar industry, researchers have discovered.
An international team of archaeologists has discovered human bones and animal skeletons near Mont-Saint-Jean farm in Waterloo, reports RTBF.
Victory in Europe Day on 8 May could become a public holiday again - in Brussels at least - under a proposal approved by the region's parliament.
The Saint-Hubert galleries, located in the heart of Brussels, a stone's throw from the Grand Place, celebrates its 175th anniversary this year, RTBF reports.
