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Arjan Nobel - That barren Commune is mackelijck to govern

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Wed Jun 4, 2025
19:30 - 21:30

Together they adorn the Visbrug in Dordrecht: Cornelis and Johan de Witt. Almost always, however, attention is focused on the younger of the two brothers: Johan, the council pensionary. Also in the text on the monument. High time to bring Cornelis into the limelight:

What political roles did he fulfill? Was he really that tough administrator, as he was portrayed in the pamphlets? The lecture focuses mainly on his work in the countryside around Dordrecht. The big question is: did his actions in the polder lead to the fall of the brothers in 1672?

Arjan Nobel studied history in Leiden and received his doctorate from the same university with a study of Dutch rural administration between 1550 and 1780. Currently, he is affiliated with two Amsterdam universities (UvA and VU) and primarily researches the political and religious culture of the early modern countryside. He lives in Dordrecht, a stone's throw from the monument of the De Witt brothers.

Rate:

€25.00 regular rate.

€ 22.50 Museum Annual Card holders.

Prices include coffee/tea and glass of wine.

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