Wednesday, May 02, 2007
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA POST
BEHN, Aphra, nee Johnson 1642?-1689 English authoress lived for a while in Surina as a child. came back and married a Dutch merchant. Charles II had her help him during the Dutch war, she even spied for the brits while in holland, but her espionage discarded, later proved right. she came back, but she got out of politics. wrote Oronoco.
BEKKER/WOLFF, Elizabeth-Dutch novelist 1738-1804.. wrote with friend Agatha Deken. hey, the EB doesn't mention women much.
BEL + THE DRAGON-book of the apocrapha
BELFAST-in 1500's was a fishing villiage. no antiquity, but in 1700's became a center of trade and then industrial revolution of weaving, cotton production ect.
BELGIUM-languages-french,walloon-dialect of ancient french, flemish and dutch. 4! they have 4 in that little country but we have to have 1.
during romans, belgium part of Gaul, known as Galla Belgica, 5th +6th century under control of the Franks. for a few centuries, then Gaul/Frank divided into independent duchies, counties and free cities. 1500's Philip II tried to bring inquisition from spain, drove people into rebellion, some protestants. much bloodshed and Netherlands broke away(more protestant) and belgium stayed under spain. 1598 Philip II ceded belgium to daughter Isabella and archduke Albert, who died without issue in 1621 and belgium went back to spain. forced into spanish wars against Holland and France. much shoo poo til 1713 and belgium went to france, but back in 1748. peace during 7 years war. good times under Maria-therasa, but decline under Joseph II with holland. dec 11, 1789, brussels rose against austrian garrison and declared independence on the 27th. jan 11, 1790 became united belgium. but leopold II om mar 30, 1790 said NO! and then french revolution. napoleon etc. became united with holland under prince william frederick of nassau, who became king of netherland mar 23, 1805. this union was not happy. the belgium more french in custom. the 1830 french revolution(the 3rd?) and in sept 1830, belgium again declared itself independent.
to be continued.......
BEHN, Aphra, nee Johnson 1642?-1689 English authoress lived for a while in Surina as a child. came back and married a Dutch merchant. Charles II had her help him during the Dutch war, she even spied for the brits while in holland, but her espionage discarded, later proved right. she came back, but she got out of politics. wrote Oronoco.
BEKKER/WOLFF, Elizabeth-Dutch novelist 1738-1804.. wrote with friend Agatha Deken. hey, the EB doesn't mention women much.
BEL + THE DRAGON-book of the apocrapha
BELFAST-in 1500's was a fishing villiage. no antiquity, but in 1700's became a center of trade and then industrial revolution of weaving, cotton production ect.
BELGIUM-languages-french,walloon-dialect of ancient french, flemish and dutch. 4! they have 4 in that little country but we have to have 1.
during romans, belgium part of Gaul, known as Galla Belgica, 5th +6th century under control of the Franks. for a few centuries, then Gaul/Frank divided into independent duchies, counties and free cities. 1500's Philip II tried to bring inquisition from spain, drove people into rebellion, some protestants. much bloodshed and Netherlands broke away(more protestant) and belgium stayed under spain. 1598 Philip II ceded belgium to daughter Isabella and archduke Albert, who died without issue in 1621 and belgium went back to spain. forced into spanish wars against Holland and France. much shoo poo til 1713 and belgium went to france, but back in 1748. peace during 7 years war. good times under Maria-therasa, but decline under Joseph II with holland. dec 11, 1789, brussels rose against austrian garrison and declared independence on the 27th. jan 11, 1790 became united belgium. but leopold II om mar 30, 1790 said NO! and then french revolution. napoleon etc. became united with holland under prince william frederick of nassau, who became king of netherland mar 23, 1805. this union was not happy. the belgium more french in custom. the 1830 french revolution(the 3rd?) and in sept 1830, belgium again declared itself independent.
to be continued.......
