In history, seven provinces that comprised the area that is now the Netherlands - Holland, Groningen, Frisia, Overijssel, Guelders, Utrecht, and Zeeland - formed an alliance against Spain in the ...

Using a metaphor of birth to adulthood, Gijs Rommelse and David Onnekink outline the history of the Dutch Republic, a critically important part of the Dutch identity. It’s an academic work, written ...

Instead, each province and each town had its own religious cultural groups. In the Republic everyone had individual freedom of conscience and no one could be prosecuted for his or her religious views.

The Dutch Government has decided to ditch all use of the term “Holland” to reference the name of their country. The Netherlands, the country’s official name, will now be used in all ...