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1. www.britannica.com › event › Fall-of-AntwerpFall of Antwerp (1585) | Description & Significance | Britannica

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   Oct 8, 2024 · The Fall of Antwerp on August 17, 1585, was the result of a siege begun by Spanish forces in July 1584 during the Eighty Years’ War.

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3. www.vrt.be › vrtnws › enFresh explosion up in Antwerp: link to drug trade probed

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   3 days ago · Antwerp was startled by an explosion for the second night in a row last night. This time, the explosion took place in the Van Daelstraat in Borgerhout District. Fortunately, nobody was injured. Earlier, on Monday night, there was an explosion in Deurne. A possible link to drug-trafficking is being investigated.

4. www.brusselstimes.com › 61394 › condemned-andCondemned and abandoned: The Belgian ghost town which refuses ...

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   3 days ago · Over 14,000 people request debaptism 'out of disgust' at abuse culture. The village of Doel ‒ situated on the Scheldt River in Flanders ‒ was meant to be destroyed in favour of progress. That didn't happen. Antwerp’s economic boom in the 20th century saw its port in need of expansion.

5. www.brusselstimes.com › 790827 › wils-power-whatWil’s power: 'What would you have done?' - The Brussels Times

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   Oct 25, 2024 · Antwerp is where Olyslaegers went to school, lived and worked. And Antwerp is where an estimated 9,009 Jewish people were pulled from their homes and sent to die in concentration camps during the Holocaust (assuming they were not killed beforehand by mob or murder, state-sanctioned or otherwise).

6. www.brusselstimes.com › 202304 › when-antwerp-wasWhen Antwerp was the centre of the world - The Brussels Times

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   3 days ago · In its 16th-century pomp, Antwerp was at the hub of the known world. It was a cauldron of emperors, heretics, spies and killer bankers, all stirring religious, sexual and intellectual scandals.

7. www.britannica.com › place › Antwerp-BelgiumAntwerp - Medieval, Trade, Port | Britannica

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   Oct 23, 2024 · Antwerp became involved in the revolt of the Netherlands and was taken, in 1585, by Alessandro Farnese, duke of Parma, governor general for the Spanish king. The consequences of this strife with Spain were severe: from 1585 to 1589 the population diminished from 80,000 to 42,000.

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   What happened in Antwerp during the Holocaust?

   • Antwerp is where Olyslaegers went to school, lived and worked. And Antwerp is where an estimated 9,009 Jewish people were pulled from their homes and sent to die in concentration camps during the Holocaust (assuming they were not killed beforehand by mob or murder, state-sanctioned or otherwise).

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   Why did Antwerp fall in 1585?

   • The Fall of Antwerp on August 17, 1585, was the result of a siege begun by Spanish forces in July 1584 during the Eighty Years’ War.

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   Why was Antwerp a hub of the world?

   • In its 16th-century pomp, Antwerp was at the hub of the known world. It was a cauldron of emperors, heretics, spies and killer bankers, all stirring religious, sexual and intellectual scandals. In its 16th-century pomp, Antwerp was at the hub of the known world.

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   Why is Antwerp so famous?

   • Antwerp became a more famous art centre than ever before: this was the time of Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, and other major artists. The French Revolution and the Napoleonic period, followed by Belgium’s temporary union with the Netherlands (1815–30), reversed the general decline in trade of the 18th century.

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   How did Antwerp develop?

   • It was around the castle, built originally as a seat for the border county, that Antwerp developed, in the course of the centuries, in more or less concentric half circles. Situated relatively far inland on the deep right bank of the Schelde, Antwerp was predestined to become a trade and shipping centre.

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   What if Antwerp was a new world city?

   • Today, you must hunt for clues to the 50-years when Antwerp was a new kind of world city: no empire, not even an army or a navy, no king or royal court, no convincingly important lord and not even a bishop. What it had was a market in secrets and spices, diamonds and pictures, wool, copper bangles, and tombs that looked royal.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › German_invasion_of_BelgiumGerman invasion of Belgium (1940) - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Fears of Allied reinforcements reaching Antwerp forced the Luftwaffe to cover the Scheldt estuary. KG 30 bombed and sank two Dutch gunboats and three Dutch destroyers, as well as badly damaging two Royal Navy destroyers.