In the 16th century, a small sliver of the world became the pulsing nexus of a new world order—and with it blossomed one of the most robust eras in the history of Western art. “Saints, Sinners ...

Armed with a file of research and a list of seven suspects, they follow this ecclesiastical whodunnit from Scotland to Belgium, into the beguiling world of Flemish art that was once the most ...

Using extensive and original resources from both sides of the English Channel, Milan Pajic argues that the exponential growth of the English textile industry was due to the skill and influence of ...

A majority of Belgians are Dutch-speakers who live in the Flemish north. Most of the rest speak French, and there is a small German-speaking community. This divide can be seen in the mother ...

The deal was done only by excluding the two main Flemish separatist movements N-VA and Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) - the top two parties in the May 2019 election. Their exclusion could ...

As the first results of the local elections trickled in, June’s election winners appeared to have held their ground. The Flemish nationalist N-VA was once more confirmed “the largest party of Flanders ...

The economic impact was huge. Thanks to the input of Flemish cloth workers, cloth production rose rapidly. England was beginning to produce its own cloth and makers, merchants and the Crown ...