Holland
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Holland (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Holland was a region in the Netherlands. (PROSE: Arc of Infinity, AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam) A person or object from Holland was called Dutch. (PROSE: The Roundheads) The word was also used to describe people and objects from the Netherlands. (AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam)
One of the largest cities in Holland was Amsterdam, which the Fifth Doctor visited. (TV: Arc of Infinity)
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Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1572, Holland was among the nations whose ambassadors attended a banquet in honour of the Abbot of Amboise at the Louvre in Paris, France. (PROSE: The Massacre [+]Loading...["The Massacre (novelisation)"])
19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dutch soldiers were among the Allied army which opposed Napoléon Bonaparte in 1815. The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18 June and ended in victory for the Allies. (PROSE: World Game)
Vincent van Gogh was born in Holland. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1939, the Seventh Doctor told Adolf Hitler that Holland was one of the countries Germany would conquer. By 1940, the Wehrmacht had overrun Holland. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)
