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The Schools Controversy
The 19th-century schools
controversy between liberals and
denominational supporters was
over the inequality between
independent education and public
education. Under HJAM Schaepman
and Abraham Kuyper, Catholics
and Protestants joined forces
and in 1889 laid the found ations
The Siege of Bergen op Zoom for government subsidies for
During the War of Austrian Succession, the French occupied independent education.
the Southern Netherlands, which had been a possession of
Austria. In order to strengthen their hand at the peace
negotiations vis-à-vis the republic, in 1747 they also
annexed Zeeland Flanders and the fortified town of Bergen.

The church
of the fishing
village of
Scheveningen
is visible in the
background. Dr Schaepman Dr Kuyper

Child Labour
The Industrial Revolution led to social deprivation in
the towns. In 1875, Van Houten’s child law was passed,
prohibiting children under age 12 from working as
paid labourers.
The people of The Hague were overjoyed at the return
of the prince. Celebrations were held throughout the
town. The times during which the House of Orange had
been regarded as a “clique of tyrants” were definitely over.
Domela
Nieuwenhuis
1806 Louis Napoleon, 1830 The Belgian 1848 Revision of 1888 First socialist,
the constitution
brother of Napoleon I, Revolution. Nine years and introduction of 1885 Van Gogh paints Domela Nieuwenhuis,
becomes king of Holland later, the Netherlands The Potato Eaters elected to Parliament
and Belgium separate parliamentary system
1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900
1839 Haarlem–Amsterdam 1870 Abolition
1815 The Northern and railway opens of the death
1798 Abolition of Southern Netherlands are penalty
the Dutch East united under William I 1886 Parliamentary
India Company 1863 Abolition inquiry reveals dire
Steam train of slavery conditions in factories

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