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In 1806 Napoleon abolished the new republic and made his brother King of Holland. However, in 1810 Napoleon invaded the Netherlands and annexed them to France. In 1813, Allied forces drove out the French. The Dutch called back William Frederick, the son of the last stadtholder, to head the new government. He was proclaimed "sovereign prince".
The Dutch agreed that vessels bound to the Netherlands would first dock in Britain and submit to an inspection. Large amounts of smuggling and fraud meant much goods reached Germany regardless. [1] Dutch vessels used a channel from their coast via the Dogger Bank to the North Sea, which both the British and Germans pledged to keep safe ...
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In 1016 Cnut the Great, a Dane, was the first to call himself "King of England". In the Norman period "King of the English" remained standard, with occasional use of "King of England" or Rex Anglie. From John's reign onwards all other titles were eschewed in favour of "King" or "Queen of England".
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of the Netherlands and its predecessor states since 1795. These predecessors include: United Provinces, or Dutch Republic (1581–1795): see List of wars involving the Dutch Republic; Batavian Republic (1795–1806) Kingdom of Holland (1806–1810) Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands ...
Your King & Country Need You at Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War, by Lawson Wood (restored by Adam Cuerden) Women of Britain Say - "Go" at British women's literature of World War I , by E. J. Kealey (restored by Adam Cuerden )
First raid on England by German Gotha heavy bomber aircraft at Folkestone in Kent. [26] 29 May 1917 A royal proclamation issued by King George V encourages a voluntary reduction in bread consumption. [26] 13 June 1917 First attack on London by German heavy bombers; 104 civilians were killed, including 18 children at an Upper North Street School ...
Governor of Dutch Brazil Field Marshal of the Dutch Army: Mary II Queen of England: William III 1650–1702 Prince of Orange 1650 Stadholder of Holland, Zealand, etc, 1672 King of England, 1689: ceded claims to the lands of Orange to France in 1713 but kept right to use the title in its German form. Kings of Prussia and later German Emperors