tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-37319804487336330432007-04-20T12:55:00.000+01:002007-04-20T12:55:00.000+01:00Although I have a few historical issues with "Anonymnous"'s notes on Brabant, s/he is absolutely right to say that there is no such country as "Holland", never was, never has been, and never will be. <BR/>It does not sound "funny" when people say that Brtabant is part of Southern Holland, instead I vcenture to say that it is very offensive indeed (as the sample given re., Scotland and Northern England proves).<BR/><BR/>The Netherlands, governed from The Hague, occupy the northern part of my Duchy of Brabant since 1648. It is an understatement to comment that it was "unfortunate" that the Prince of Orange's Dutch troops were stationed (and occupied a stronghold) below the rivers Rhine & Meuse when the rest of us gained independence in 1830 (and many years later this included Antwerp, but not Maastricht!.<BR/><BR/>As our Dukes would have shouted: "Weredi!"<BR/><BR/>BraboAnglican Cistercian Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704905837976206380noreply@blogger.com