Browse Items (1 total) Tags: Netherlands Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Sort by: Title Creator Date Added Claiming the Past: History, Memory, and Innovation Following the Christmas Flood of 1717 The Christmas Flood of 1717 affected much of the North Sea coastline between Denmark and the northern Netherlands and was one of the greatest disasters of the early modern era. This article investigates the impact of the flood in the northern Dutch… Tags: adaptation, disaster, early modern, enlightenment, flood, Netherlands Featured Item No featured items are available.