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Dutch Republicofficially Republic of the United NetherlandsFormer state (1581–1795), about the size of the modern kingdom of The Netherlands. It consisted of the seven northern Netherlands provinces that formed the Union of Utrecht in 1579 and declared independence from Spain in 1581 (finally achieved in 1648). Political control shifted between the province of Holland and the princes of Orange. In the 17th century the Dutch Republic developed into a world colonial empire far out of proportion to its resources, emerging as a centre of international finance and a cultural capital of Europe. In the 18th century the republic's colonial empire was eclipsed by that of England. In 1795 the Dutch Republic collapsed under the impact of a Dutch democratic revolution and invading French armies. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Lutheran communities in the Northern Netherlands grew rapidly, when the Dutch Republic was economically flourishing and imported much foreign labor during the time of the "Twelve-Year Truce" with Spain (1609-1621). The early phases of the exercise of global leadership by the United States, Britain (twice), the Dutch republic and Portugal demonstrate that point. But David Kunzle, a UCLA professor noted for earlier writings about art and social criticism, studies both of the early history of the "comic book" (1973) and murals of Nicaragua (1995), has written an impassioned study of one of the most martial epochs of European history, when the Dutch Republic was forged in the crucible of its own Dutch Revolt, amid the ongoing agonies of the Thirty Years' War, and mired in its own colonialist destiny with further wars with both England and France. |
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