On November 29, 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands received three special biographies, published in celebration of the bicentenary year of the Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Kingdom of the Netherlands), at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam.
The three biographies concerns his ancestors: Willem I, Willem II, and William III. The books were written by three Dutch historians: Mr. Jeroen Koch (Koning Willem I: 1772-1843), Mr. Jeroen van Zanten (Koning Willem II: 1792-1849), and Mr. Dik van der Meulen (Koning Willem III: 1817-1890).
According to RVD, the authors received special permission from the former Her Majesty Queen Beatrix to have unlimited access to the Koninklijk Huisarchief (Royal Archives) to help them in their research of the three kings.
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Will they be published in English and sold in Canada
At this time I’m not sure, but I hope so. 🙂
I would love to read them; always wanted to know more about the history of the Dutch royal family.
I really do hope in the future the publisher will release an English translation of all three books. 🙂