![]() ![]() A mere generation ago, the Dutch navy sailed into the Thames and burned the English fleet at anchor: this kind of bravado and expertise is not quickly forgotten.ĭutch merchantmen range across the world’s oceans, and the wealth of the world passes through Dutch ports. Having tamed their land and held back the sea, the Dutch have also embraced the sea and become the foremost naval power in the world. The United Provinces are a Protestant stronghold in North-western Europe, a place where science, trade and freedom of thought have flourished since the Spanish were driven out in the last century. ![]()
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