The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight ...

William lands a large Dutch force in Brixham, Devon. Defeated and captured, James VII is allowed to escape to France. Parliament states that with this act James has abdicated and William and his ...

Its origins actually trace back to a pivotal event not only in European history, the Eighty Years’ War, where the Dutch, led by William I of Orange, achieved independence from Spanish rule and ...

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This is because orange is the colour of the Dutch royal family – the House of Orange-Nassau. It all started when William of ...

The first 'official' Dutch sound film was presented as a historic document on the history of the Netherlands, highlighting the importance of prince William of Orange's role during the Eighty Years ...