Dutch History
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Huguenot Street's Historical Halloween Event
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Terence P Ward
Historic Huguenot Street becomes haunted on Halloween by scary tales unearthed from New Paltz' past and folk tales of its Dutch and Native American ancestors. more...
Dutch Stadholderate & Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Emily Chauviere
After overthrowing the French under Bonaparte, the Dutch royal family reasserted the independence of the Netherlands by establishing it as a kingdom. more...
The Kings and Queens of the Netherlands
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Emily Chauviere
The royal family of Orange-Nassau rules the Kingdom of the Netherlands. more...
The Stadholderate in the Netherlands
By:
Emily Chauviere
The royal family of Orange-Nassau formed the Low Countries into the independent political body of the Stadholderate of the Netherlands. more...
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Lorri Brown
Religious uprisings by Dutch Calvinists helped establish Dutch Independence from Spain. The Dutch Revolt was led by Protestant leader, William the Silent. more...
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Cecily Layzell
In the space of about 150 years, the Dutch have gone from being one of Europe's smallest people to the tallest in the world. A look at what may have caused this. more...
By:
Lorri Brown
The Dutch East India Company was a joint stock company who monopolized the spice trade of the 17th century. They established trading ports all over Asia. more...
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Lorri Brown
The Dutch Golden Age of the 17th Century was brought about in part by religious toleration and successful trade with the rest of Western Europe. more...
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Lorri Brown
Christmas traditions in the Netherlands revolve around the celebration of Saint Nicholas, which takes place on December 6th. more...
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