History

Visiting the Menin Gate for the Last Post

The history of the Menin Gate and the Last Post, an overview of Remembrance Day events, and where to see the LEGO Menin Gate!

Discover 17 points of interest on the Waterloo Battlefield in this 14 km walk.

The fascinating story of the Belgian Expeditionary Corps of Armoured Cars is now available as an e-book.

Visit the WW1 Experience Centre in Tildonk and discover how locals coped with the occupation.

The literally “Around The World In Three Years” odyssey of a group of Belgian soldiers during the First World War

A closer look at one of the key events during the Battle of the Bulge in the Belgian Ardennes

Find out all about the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes, and visit local museums and sites of interest

When the Flemish people returning to Flanders Fields after Armistice Day 1918, they were greeted by scenes of total devastation.

The Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges takes place every year (except 2020) on Ascension Day.

The 11th to 13th centuries were a golden age for the medieval Flemish cloth industry. And then the English introduced their crippling wool tax!

The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken are beautiful. But it’s worth remembering their origins.

Fancy a 3 km walk along a defensive wall from the Second World War?