A History of HollandOzymandias Press, 19 janv. 2018 - 682 pages The title, "History of Holland," given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province of Holland took in the War of Independence and throughout the whole of the subsequent history of the Dutch state and people. In every language the country, comprising the provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Friesland, Gelderland, Overyssel and Groningen, has, from the close of the sixteenth century to our own day, been currently spoken of as Holland, and the people (with the solitary exception of ourselves) as 'Hollanders.' It is only rarely that the terms the Republic of the United Provinces, or of the United Netherlands, and in later times the Kingdom of the Netherlands, are found outside official documents... |
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1531 | |
1553 | |
1555 | |
WILLIAM THE SILENT | 1575 |
THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT | 1602 |
MAURICE AND OLDENBARNEVELDT | 1609 |
THE EAST AND WEST INDIA COMPANIES COMMERCIAL | 1628 |
LETTERS SCIENCE AND | 1652 |
THE STADHOLDERLESS REPUBLIC 17151740 | 1715 |
THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION WAR WILLIAM IV 17401751 | 1740 |
FIRST PERIOD 17661780 | 1766 |
STADHOLDERATE OF WILLIAM Vcontinued 17801788 | 1780 |
THE BATAVIAN REPUBLIC 17951806 | 1795 |
THE FORMATION OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS | 1809 |
THE BELGIAN REVOLUTION 18301842 | |
REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION 18421849 | |
THE STADHOLDERATE OF WILLIAM II THE GREAT ASSEMBLY | 1665 |
THE KINGSTADHOLDER 16881702 | 1688 |
THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION AND THE TREATIES | 1702 |
THE REIGN OF QUEEN WILHELMINA 18981917 | |
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administration Admiral alliance allies Amsterdam Antwerp appointed April Archduke army attack August Austria became Belgian Belgium Brabant Brussels Calvinist captured carried Catholic Chamber Charles command compelled Council council-pensionary death declared defence deputies despatched Duke Dutch Republic Egmont emperor enemy England English envoys Estates of Holland favour finance Flanders fleet force foreign France Frederick Henry French Friesland garrison Gelderland Ghent governor-general Groningen Hague hands Holland and Zeeland Hoogerbeets hostilities July king land leaders Leyden Louis Luxemburg March Margaret Maurice Meanwhile military ministry Nassau naval negotiations Netherlands October Oldenbarneveldt opposition Orangist Overyssel party peace Philip possession Prince of Orange princess proposal Protestant Provincial Estates Prussia refused regent religious Ruyter sailed Scheldt sent ships siege sovereign Spain Spaniards Spanish squadron stadholder States-General strong successful summoned Thorbecke took town trade treaty Tromp troops United Provinces Utrecht vessels Viglius vote William William the Silent Witt Zeeland