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A tronco, the multiple foot stocks used for restraining enslaved people from the 17th through 19th centuries

Dutch Royal House earned more than €545 million from colonies during slave trade peak

16 June 2023 - 07:00

King Willem-Alexander prepares to enter the Koninklijke Schouwburg with Queen Maxima and Princess Amalia moments before delivering his annual address on the budget. 20 Sept. 2022

Dutch king commissions study into Royal House's role in colonial history

6 December 2022 - 18:13

Binnenhof, Netherlands Parliament

The Hague to also investigate city's slavery history

28 June 2021 - 07:56

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