The south, which remained under Spanish rule, came to be called the Spanish Netherlands, and when the region passed to Austria after the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), it was called the Austrian Netherlands. In 1814–15, at the Congress of Vienna, both parts of the former ...
(Dutch Republic)—was formed in the north. The south, which remained under Spanish rule, came to be called the Spanish Netherlands, and when the region passed to Austria after the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), it was called the Austrian Netherlands. In 1814–15, at the ...
The rebellion of Dutch nobility, chartered cities, and Calvinists against the Spanish king Philip II in the second half of the sixteenth century led to a longlasting war which brought the Southern Netherlands (now Belgium) back under Spanish rule, but gave also rise to a new independent state...
The area later passed into the hands of Burgundy and the Austrian Hapsburgs and finally, in the 16th century, came under Spanish rule. When Philip II of Spain suppressed political liberties and the growing Protestant movement in the Netherlands, a revolt led by William of Orange broke out in...
The regulation of the sex industry in The Hague in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was ‘a magnifying glass’ (Veldboom, interview, 2020) for the fact that a large group of people work under very precarious conditions in this industry (van Stempvoort, 2021, p. 69). During the...
The Franks controlled the region from the 4th to the 8th century, and it became part of Charlemagne's empire in the 8th and 9th centuries. The area later passed into the hands of Burgundy and the Austrian Hapsburgs and finally, in the 16th century, came under Spanish rule. ...
This page covers the armored vehicles used by The Netherlands between 1914 and 1945, including vehicles from the West and East Indies.
The area later passed into the hands of Burgundy and the Austrian Hapsburgs and finally, in the 16th century, came under Spanish rule. When Philip II of Spain suppressed political liberties and the growing Protestant movement in the Netherlands, a revolt led by William of Orange broke out in...
The Netherlands, or Low Countries, as organized by Charles V, under whom the Burgundian era ended, comprised practically the territory now included in Holland and Belgium, thenceforth known as the Spanish Netherlands. For the previous history of this country see and V. Shorn of the northern ...
Canonal and commercial conflicts of interest led to the Dutch Revolt, with the most northern of the Seventeen Provinces declaring independence from Spanish rule in 1579. During the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the globe. ...