627 search results for “history of indonesie” in the Staff website
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While the men are away, the Scheveningen women do it their way
Women confined to the kitchen? Not in Scheveningen around 1900. There, some women ran entire shipping companies. This is according to new research by history student Sjors Stuurman. He compiled the results in a book he wrote for Muzee Scheveningen.
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incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’
Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…
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Students Sander, Linde and Melle create an online exhibition for the University Library
With a recently published major research project and an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, the struggle for independence in Indonesia has been thrusted back into the spotlight. Leiden University is devoting attention to this topic as well. History students Sander van der Horst and Melle van Maanen joined…
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Introducing: Stefano Bellucci
In August 2014 Stefano Bellucci started working as Senior Lecturer in African History at the Institute for History.
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first Islamic Description of the New World (Tarih-i Hind-i Garbī / History of the West Indies), 16th-20th centuries
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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Kevin HorbachFaculty of Humanities
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Julian Grob
Faculty of Humanities
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Jasper Krijns
Faculty of Humanities
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Rebecca WensmaFaculty of Humanities
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Discovering Europe through Coins: The Contact Zone of Nagasaki around 1800
Lecture, Annual Leiden Terra Incognita Lecture
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Comenius grant for more diverse ancient history: 'Especially in the first year of the bachelor, the impact of a project is great'
The History programme has been working for several years to make the curriculum more diverse and inclusive. With a Comenius grant, university lecturer Kim Beerden wants to take the next step.
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Dancing around the throne: networking in the time of King William I
Showing your face at dinners and parties at court: it was the way to get noticed by the king in William I's time. Joost Welten's latest book reveals how, during the reign of William I, the elite danced around his throne both literally and figuratively.
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Royal honour for emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer
Emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer received a royal honour from mayor Henri Lenferink on Tuesday 20 September. The university historian was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
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the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam for a unique visit with a Leiden History MA Alum
On Tuesday November 25, 2025, Sarah Cramsey travelled with students from her masters seminar on 'New Approached to the Holocaust in Central and Eastern Europe' taught at the History Institute to Amsterdam for a unique opportunity. There, Lotte Sophie Groenendijk, an alumna of the History Research Masters…
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
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Toon KerkhoffFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Jelle BruningFaculty of Humanities
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the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam for a unique visit with a Leiden History MA Alum
On Tuesday November 25, 2025, Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey traveled with students from her masters seminar on “New Approached to the Holocaust in Central and Eastern Europe” taught at the History Institute to Amsterdam for a unique opportunity. There, Ms. Lotte Sophie Groenendijk, an alum of the History…
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The Helsinki Final Act at 50: Timeless Masterpiece or Relic of the Cold War?
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Yann RyanFaculty of Humanities
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Eline WestraFaculty of Humanities
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Suzan AbozyidFaculty of Humanities
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
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Pablo Merayo MontesFaculty of Humanities
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Paul Beliën
Faculty of Humanities
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Marten van Harten
Faculty of Humanities
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Margaretha KleijnFaculty of Humanities
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Anouk Koenderink
Faculty of Humanities
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Sunken History
PhD defence
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Dominant style stifled innovation in 19th century seascapes
Long into the 19th century, seascapes were considered an expression of patriotism. Artists who painted in a 17th century style were valued more. This tradition stifled innovation in the genre, Cécile Bosman has concluded. She will defend her PhD thesis on 13 October.
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Jessica den Oudsten wins the eighth Uitgeverij Verloren/ Johan de Witt thesis award
Jessica den Oudsten won this year’s Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis award for history with her master’s thesis, entitled "The descendants of Norwegian and Danish Immigrants". The prize was awarded for the eighth time in collaboration with Elsevier Weekblad. The incentive award went to Amber…
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Fleeing tapestry makers picked up the thread again in Gouda
In the sixteenth century, many Protestants fled to the Northern Netherlands to avoid Spanish oppression in the south. This exodus included tapestry makers from Oudenaarde who eventually settled in Gouda. Professor by Special Appointment Yvonne Bleyerveld and researcher Jos Beerens have been awarded…
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
- Leiden Interdisciplinary Migration Seminars
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Maartje van Dijk
Faculty of Humanities
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Lotte van Hasselt
Faculty of Humanities
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Pouwel van SchootenFaculty of Humanities
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Michael NewtonFaculty of Humanities
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Robbert StriekwoldFaculty of Humanities
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Anastasia Nikulina -
Rozemarijn VlijmFaculty of Humanities
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Manon PostFaculty of Humanities
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Neilabh SinhaFaculty of Humanities
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Beryl Prenen
Faculty of Humanities
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Savvas SkoufaridisFaculty of Humanities
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Jelmer RotteveelFaculty of Humanities
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Marjolein Jorna
Faculty of Humanities
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Willemijn TuinstraFaculty of Humanities
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Travis Bowman
Faculty of Humanities