An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

351: Amsterdam: Miracles, Money, and Mud (Part 1)

July 17, 2023

Description

A city built on water, Amsterdam has often set the tone of European modernity. It first gained prominence as a miraculous centre for pilgrimage, and then stood out for its relationship with the...
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Books Referenced

The Embarrassment of Riches

Author: Simon Schama

Context:

Tom explicitly references this book as 'the great kind of modern history in English of the Dutch Golden Age' and quotes a passage from it about Flemish gambling culture and how Amsterdam inherited this trait from Antwerp.