A Short History of Amsterdam

Alderman Amstel Amsterdamse School Andries Bicker Berlage Beurs building built Buitensingelgracht burgomaster canals Cees Dam centre century church city government city hall coat of arms Coenraat van Beuningen conflict Cornelis Anthonisz Cornelisz dike Doelists Dutch European Expansion Plan famous February strike fleet Floris French German Geuzen Gijsbrecht Golden Age guilders Haarlem Hague harbour Herengracht History of Amsterdam Holland Hooft IJburg Indies industries inhabitants Jacob Jewish quarter Jews Johan de Witt Jordaan Kerck king land lived marckt Maurits Mayor Michiel Michiel de Ruyter Museum Netherlands Nieuwe Kerk Nieuwmarkt Orange Oranje Oresund Palace Plaetse Plantage political present-day Prince regents Rembrandt Republic Ruyter Schiphol ship slums Spain Spanish Stadsschouwburg street tax leaseholders theatre took tower town hall traffic Treaty Treaty of Munster Union of Utrecht viceroy view of Amsterdam Vondel Vondelpark Voorburgwal Waag Willem William Witsen Zeeland