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    Low Countries

    Historical coastal landscape in north western Europe

    The Low Countries, historically also known as the Netherlands, is a coastal lowland region in Northwestern Europe forming the lower basin of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta and consisting today of the three modern "Benelux" countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Geographically and historically, the area can also include parts of France and the German regions of East Frisia, Guelders and Cleves. During the Middle Ages, the Low Countries were divided into numerous semi-independent principalities. Historically, the regions without access to the sea linked themselves politically and economically to those with access to form various unions of ports and hinterland, stretching inland as far as parts of the German Rhineland. Because of this, nowadays not only physically low-altitude areas, but also some hilly or elevated regions are considered part of the Low Countries, including Luxembourg and the south of Belgium. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The Low Countries as seen from NASA space satellite. The Low Countries (Dutch: de Lage Landen; French: les Pays-Bas), historically also known as the Netherlands (Dutch: de Nederlanden), is a coastal lowland region in Northwestern Europe forming the lower basin of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta and consisting today of the three modern "Benelux" countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, and the ...
  3. britannica.com

    history of the Low Countries, history of the Low Countries from prehistoric times to 1579.For historical purposes, the name Low Countries is generally understood to include the territory of what are today the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg as well as parts of northern France. However, Belgium, although it was not constituted as an independent kingdom until 1831, became a distinct entity ...
  4. britannica.com

    Jan 1, 2025Low Countries, coastal region of northwestern Europe, consisting of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These are together known as the Benelux countries, from the initial letters of their names. The population density of the Low Countries is among the highest in Europe and in the world.
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  5. simple.wikipedia.org

    The Low Countries as seen from space. The Low Countries is a term used to refer to a geographical region, especially during the Middle Ages. [1] This region is around the deltas of the Rhine, the Scheldt and the Meuse (Maas).Today, the Low Countries consists of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the parts of Lower-Saxony (in Germany) that are in the region.
  6. britannica.com

    History of the Low Countries - The development of the territorial principalities and the rise of the towns (925-c. 1350): Politically speaking, the period between 925 and about 1350 is characterized by the emergence, growth, and eventual independence of secular and ecclesiastical territorial principalities. The rulers of these principalities—both secular and spiritual—had a feudal ...
  7. A Long Beginning:: The Low Countries through the Tenth Century Download; XML; Counts, Cities, and Clerics:: The Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Centuries Download; XML; The Formation of a Political Union, 1300-1588 Download; XML; The Dutch Republic, 1588-1780 Download; XML; The Spanish and Austrian Netherlands, 1579 - 1780 Download; XML
  8. May 4, 2023A history of the Low Countries ... 1100-1384 -- 3. The low countries united and divided, 1384-1609 -- 4. From delftware to porcelain, 1609-1780 -- 5. The rise and fall of the liberal order, 1776-1914 -- 6. World wars and world peace, 1914-2002 -- Chronology of major events -- Select list of dynasties and rulers ...
  9. encyclopedia.com

    One of the most particular features of the social history of the Low Countries is the early emergence of class struggle in large Flemish cities. The earliest date from around 1250 in cities like Douai, and from the 1280s onward in Ypres, Bruges, and Ghent. These cities numbered at least 30,000 inhabitants, the latter two even more, up to two ...
  10. bloomsbury.com

    This introductory overview of the Low Countries' history traces their development since Roman times, providing equal weighting to the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Paul Arblaster looks at political, cultural and social history, including the rise of the merchant classes, the Renaissance and Golden Age, and the two world wars of the 20th ...
  11. berghahnbooks.com

    We are therefore pleased to announce the publication of the first comprehensive history of the Low Countries - in English - from Roman Times to the present. Remaining politically and culturally fragmented, with its inhabitants speaking Dutch, French, Frisian, and German, the Low Countries offer a fascinating picture of European history en ...

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