Netherlands: A History And History Of The Netherlands

The Netherlands is a wonderful place to vacation and has a lot much to offer. An old saying said in the Netherlands is, “God created the world, but the Dutch created Holland.” The country is sometimes called Holland though it’s only a small part of Netherlands. The people of Netherlands have pride in their country and keeps it clean and friendly. Hollanders or Nederlanders are what they called them self. However, the English speaking countries refers to them as Dutch. Many tourists each year travel to Netherlands to see its beautiful Dutch art, flowers, and its amazing architectures.

History of Netherlands dates to 58 B.C. when Julius Caesar’s soldiers, the Romans, attacked and capture Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg which are called the Low countries because most of the lands are below sea level. Some Germanic tribesmen during the 800’s B.C. called the Franks drove the Romans out and expanded their kingdom called The Frankish kingdom. Later in 870 it was divided in two sections into East Frankish and West Frankish, which later call Germany and France. Netherlands was part of the east kingdom. In the 1100’s industry grew and expanded. Fishing, shipbuilding, shipping, and manufacturing became vital in the low countries. (“Short history of the Netherlands”) Germany and France soon became like the low countries and supported it. Dukes of Burgundy in 1300’s from France control large sections of low countries. Duke Charles of Burgundy became the king of Spain in 1516. (“Netherlands”)

The king of Spain persecuted the Protestants because it was a threat to the Roman Catholicism. Dukes of Burgundy’s son, Philip II wanted to take over all of low countries but the nobles rebel which was led by William I, Prince of Orange. The Spa...

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.... The orange version of the flag is known as the Prince's Flag. Some extremist Dutch groups and individuals, such as the Greater Netherlands movement, use the Prince's Flag to signify their political beliefs. This is similar to the use of the Confederate flag by people in the American South.

Ryan Guno Babel and Thomas Acda are some of hundred of famous people in Netherlands. Ryan Guno Babel is an athletic person and plays soccer for Kasimpasa club. He was in Amsterdam, Netherlands on December 19, 1986. In 1998 Babel began his career at Ajax. He was a hard worker and work through the teams until he made it to the Dutch National football team since 2005. Football is a soccer in Europe. Ryan Guno Babel played in two world cups both in 2006 and 2010. Thomas Acda is a Dutch actor, singer, and also a comedian. Born on March 6, 1967 in De Rijp, Netherlands.