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How protests and rebellion created a nation in 1830

Saturday, 20 July 2024
By  Tom Vanderstappen
How protests and rebellion created a nation in 1830
Part of famous romantic painting by Gustaaf Wappers, completed in 1835, and picturing the confusing scene of reading the Belgian Declaration of Independence to the Brussels public in September 1830.

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