Waldemar and Eelco investigate the Dutch revolution at the end of the 18th century and chronicle the events leading up to the return of Willem I and the beginning of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Fifteen years after the foundation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a revolution leads to the independence of Belgium. Eelco and Waldemar investigate the revolution and the relationship between Willem I and Willem II.
Willem III reluctantly becomes king but has no real power. After his reign the royal popularity is at a low point and there is no heir. Waldemar examines Willem III while Eelco investigates the resistance against the Royal Family.
The Dutch East Indies provided a lot of money, but was also constantly in conflict with the Dutch. From the Java War in 1825, the years-long Aceh War that started in 1873 and the independence struggle after the Second World War.
Suriname became independent in 1975, but only recently have the inhabitants of the country been actively involved in their own history. There is a growing interest among Surinamese for their own history.