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Apr 2022
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Taalman Frans Hertoghs: Welk onnozel Haa...

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Wetenschap, geschiedenis en cultuur combineren, dat is een hobby van onze taalman Frans Hertoghs. Dit keer neemt hij ons mee naar ‘Gravenhage en ’s Hertogenbosch en nog veel meer plaatsnamen die met adel en edellieden te maken hebben. En dat allemaal via een niet eens zo oud onnozel liedje dat in Den Haag een standbeeld kreeg.

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