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Bookmark or Share- How important were the Spice Islands and why did Holland get them ...The objective of the Dutch East india Company (VOC) was to obtain a monopoly of these spices, and so rising the prices. The VOC were very jealous of their spice monopoly, so indeed they considered it a valuable prize.And they were quite heavy-handed in their methods.
- The Sack of Antwerp 1576 - The Rise of the Dutch RepublicAntwerp, the centre of trade dominated the region for a long time, but was eventually overshadowed by Amsterdam. There are many historians, Dutch among them, who credit the rise of the Dutch Republic and with it Amsterdam to the fall of Antwerp. Although the north was never poor under the Burgundian rulers, it was outclassed by the wealthy south.
- English intervention in the Eighty Years War - History ForumThe Dutch resistance is slowly crumbling, though tries to keep unified through the Union of Utrecht. Furthermore the Netherlands officialy renounce the Spanish King on grounds of tyranny. The heartlands of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht however remain in Dutch hands. The revolt is at an edge, but it isnt over yet.
- What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?Continuing the thought of Japan succeeding in its Dutch East Indies land grab of 1936 or 1937, the Japanese pacify and develop the island, and release Dutch experts as they learn how to run petroleum and other operations. The British and Americans try to boost the Far East defenses, the former in their colonies and especially Dominions.
- Celts in the Netherlands? - History ForumBy contrast, such noticeable differences exist (as Vinnie wrote) between southern Dutch and northern Dutch. This shows that northern Belgians and southern Dutch can indeed be largely of Celtic origin, as well as southern Belgians. Note that neither of these groups speak Celtic languages today - they speak either Romance (Latin) or Germanic.
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