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Podcast: Forward to the past 'Maurits'

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Listen here to 'Vooruit naar het verleden' (Forward to the past).

This podcast is in Dutch. Scroll on and read more about Maurits. 

Speelhuis

4 brothers, 4 stories

In this podcast, we take you into Breda's past. We go way back in time to arrive at the roots of our royal house, which originated here. The podcast is about Het Speelhuis (the playhouse), which came to life through 4 half-brothers.

Maurits

The overachiever

Episode one is about Maurits van Oranje. Labeled by us as "the overachiever". Why? Because he suffered from a thirst for proof. Why? Without saying we know for sure, we almost dare say for sure that it was (partly due to) his disowned mother. After all, don't you inherit your parents' traumas? A good question for your next visit to the psychologist...

A true offspring?

Because she was declared insane, before that happened there were doubts about the father of the children she had. Not all children were recognized as children of Willem van Oranje. Was Maurits really his child? He must have doubted it.

Turfschip

The Turfship

Where you might also know the name of Maurits van Oranje from? He was the Mastermind behind "The Turfship of Breda". A genius warrior. Today he would beat you 100% in a game of Risk.

De Streber

Het Speelhuis

He eventually commissioned the completion of the Speelhuis (playhouse) after inheriting the plans from his brother. More on that in the next episode....

You can hear the story of Maurits (in Dutch) in  'Vooruit naar het verleden' aflevering 1: De Streber.

Podcast: Forward to the past 'Maurits'