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From Patriot to Insurgent: John Fries and the First Tax Rebellions
On the Facebook page ' Frisian Americans ', the question popped up regarding the role certain Frisians played in the Whiskey Rebellion in...
Hans Faber
Jul 27, 202216 min read
Pagare il fio. Romans struggled in swampy terrain
Pagare il fio  is Italian for 'paying the penalty'. More literally, it means 'paying the fee'. It is an expression the Italian language...
Hans Faber
Dec 10, 202116 min read
Latið meg ei á FrÃsaland fordervast! And the murder of a bishop
Latið meg ei á FrÃsaland fordervast!  This is the Faroese language, and its translation is: 'Do not let me perish in Friesland!' It is a...
Hans Faber
May 16, 20209 min read
Magnus’ Choice. The Origins of the Frisian Freedom
According to medieval legend, around the year 800, Charlemagne and Pope Leo found themselves in conflict with the citizens of Rome. The...
Hans Faber
Sep 23, 201932 min read
The Treaty of the Upstalsboom. Why solidarity is not the core of a collective
At the time of writing this blog post (2018), many supranational organizations, whether governmental or judicial, are struggling with...
Hans Faber
Jun 24, 201828 min read
Foreign Fighters returning from Viking warbands
From the year 2012, around 5,000 foreign fighters from different European countries went to the Levant to fight. Six years later, an...
Hans Faber
Jun 20, 201824 min read
Terrorist Fighters from the Wadden Sea. The Era of the Crusades
When it comes to the deradicalization of foreign terrorist fighters, the Frisians—meaning here the modern regions of Ostfriesland and...
Hans Faber
May 1, 201727 min read
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