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Anglo-Dutch Wars - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_WarsWebThe Anglo–Dutch Wars (Dutch: Engels–Nederlandse Oorlogen) were a series of conflicts mainly fought between the Dutch Republic and England (later Great Britain) from mid-17th to late 18th century.The first three wars occurred in the second half of the 17th century over trade and overseas colonies, while the fourth was fought a century later.Almost all the …
List of ships of the line of the Dutch Republic - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_Dutch_RepublicWebAt the start of the 1st Anglo-Dutch War, the Dutch navies relied heavily on hired ships to expand their fleet, but a programme to build thirty new ships of the line was promptly started. This comprised a flagship of 150 (Amsterdam) feet in length (the Eendracht of 1653), and twenty-nine other ships of 130 feet or more.
Dutch Language Union - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Language_UnionWebThe Dutch Language Union (Dutch: Nederlandse Taalunie (help · info), NTU) is an international regulatory institution that governs issues regarding the Dutch language.It is best known for its spelling reforms which are promulgated by member states, grammar books, the Green Booklet and its support of Dutch language courses and studies …
Dutch art - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_artWebThe history of Dutch art is dominated by the Dutch Golden Age painting, mostly of about 1620 to 1680, when a very distinct style and new types of painting were developed, though still keeping close links with Flemish Baroque painting.There was a healthy artistic climate in Dutch cities during the seventeenth century. For example, between 1605 and 1635 over …
Dutch Reformed Church - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Reformed_ChurchWebThe Dutch Reformed Church (Dutch: Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. It was the original denomination of the Dutch Royal Family and the foremost Protestant denomination until 2004. It was the larger of …
Tulip mania - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_maniaWebTulip mania (Dutch: tulpenmanie) was a period during the Dutch Golden Age when contract prices for some bulbs of the recently introduced and fashionable tulip reached extraordinarily high levels. The major acceleration started in 1634 and then dramatically collapsed in February 1637. It is generally considered to have been the first recorded …
Dutch diaspora - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_diasporaWebIndeed, the Dutch Republic was an immigration country itself throughout the 17th century. As a result, there never was the kind of mass emigration by the Dutch similar to that of the Irish, Germans, Italians or by comparison, Yugoslavians. Only after the Second World War was there significant migration from the Netherlands to Australia.
List of Dutch football champions - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dutch_football_championsWebThe Dutch football champions are the winners of the highest league in Dutch football, which since 1956 is the Eredivisie. The championship was first awarded in 1898. Until 1954 the national champion was determined by means of a championship competition between the champions of the different regions.
Republic of Formosa - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_FormosaWebThe Republic of Formosa was a short-lived republic that existed on the island of Taiwan in 1895 between the formal cession of Taiwan by the Qing dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki and its being taken over by Japanese troops. The Republic was proclaimed on 23 May 1895 and extinguished on 21 October, when the …
Niger Delta - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_DeltaWebThe Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. It is located within nine coastal southern Nigerian states, which include: all six states from the South South geopolitical zone, one state from South West geopolitical zone and two states (Abia and Imo) from South East geopolitical zone.