The story of the Netherlands follows the trail of the Romans in the Netherlands. It is Julius Caesar who describes our country and its inhabitants for the first time. But the arrival is not without a struggle.

In the early Middle Ages, the Frisians inhabited the coastal region of the Netherlands. They believed in nature gods and even in human sacrifice.

In the thirteenth century, our first king, Willem II, fell in battle against the West Frisians. At this time, the Netherlands was a patchwork of counties and duchies.