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These communities were rather large court béguinages, a collection of simple houses centered on a church, chapel and/or garden and enclosed by a ditch or wall. These béguinages evolved to eventually contain everything from bakeries, hospitals, farms and even breweries. They offered the béguines, who were unmarried or widowed women, a free and independent life dedicated to religion.
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A wool market, a woollens weaving industry, and the cloth market all profited from the shelter of city walls, where surpluses could be safely accumulated. The city’s entrepreneurs reached out to make economic colonies of England and Scotland’s wool producing districts.
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This was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world.
Read moreIn this cultural tour of the world’s greatest art galleries and museums, we take a close look at the most
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There’s plenty of scope for exploring the Rubens legacy in his home town of Antwerp, with the main three stops being Rubenshuis, The Cathedral of our Lady and Royal Museum of Fine Arts.
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