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The Dutch Team’s Iconic Orange Kit Has Nothing To Do With The Flag And Everything To Do With History

The World Cup is the event of the year. Cultures, sports and competition all come together in a field. But one color seems to fill the streets of Houston, and that's orange, but why do the Dutch players use orange kits? The full explanation is in the article.

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Religious Dissenters Fled Holland (The Netherlands) and Established Holland (Michigan)

In response to disagreements within the Dutch Reformed Church, some believers packed up and left.

Reason

Tens of thousands take part in Twelfth celebrations in scorching temperatures

Traditional Orange Order parades have been taking place across Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

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Twelfth of July: Thousands join Orange Order parades across Northern Ireland

Crowds lined the streets in cities, towns and villages across the region as temperatures reached above 25C

The Independent UK

Firefighters deal with ‘challenging night’ ahead of July 12 Orange Order parades

Firefighters said they dealt with 72 bonfire-related incidents on Friday night.

Evening Standard

Tens of thousands take to streets for annual July 12 Orange Order parades

The loyal order parades come after the burning of bonfires at hundreds of sites across the region as part of the annual festivities.

Evening Standard

Why a bonfire in Northern Ireland has ignited fierce controversy

Tensions have flared around loyalist bonfires in Northern Ireland as police declare a major incident

The Independent UK

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Fake news and real cannibalism: a cautionary tale from the Dutch Golden Age

The Dutch Golden Age, beginning in 1588, is known for the art of Rembrandt, the invention of the microscope, and the spice trade of the Dutch East India Company. It ended a little under a century later in a frenzy of body parts and mob justice.

The Conversation

34 best tiara moments to mesmerise you: from the Imperial State Crown to forgotten gems

No one knows the power of a dazzling tiara or crown moment quite like the royals. Steeped in history and scintillating with diamonds, let’s look at some of the crowning glories.

Woman & Home

Too often learning 'British history' means learning 'English history' – but overburdened schoolteachers are not to blame

How much do you really know about the history of the United Kingdom? What passes for “British history” is, all too often, merely the history of England with bits of the histories of Scotland, Wales and Ireland tacked on when they affected events in England.

The Conversation

Twelfth of July parades: What is the Orange Order?

This year marks the 334th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in Northern Ireland

Evening Standard

Twelfth of July 2023: What is the Orange Order?

The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland was established in 1798.

Belfast Live

Placing of picture of Taoiseach on loyalist bonfire investigated by police

The PSNI has confirmed it is treating this as a hate crime.

Belfast Live

King William wine branding deemed 'divisive and inflammatory' by watchdog

KING William Fortified Wine has been told to amend its branding after a watchdog deemed it to be “divisive and inflammatory”.

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The British kings and queens who supported and profited from slavery

From Elizabeth I to William IV, over a period of 270 years monarchs had links to the slave trade

Daily Record

'King Billy' wine hits the shelves at Ayrshire shop in cheeky 'Ibrox Balls' promo

The booze has an alcohol proof of 16.90 per cent - an apparent nod to the Battle of the Boyne.

Daily Record

What is the new line of succession as King Charles III takes the throne?

There is a new heir to the throne and now more children in the top eight than adults

The National (Scotland)

Why the death of ‘Bonnie Dundee’ was a fatal blow for the Jacobites

SCOTS have long been known as a martial race, with a reputation that cuts both ways. On the one hand the soldier has been feared for his ferocity…

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Daily Mirror

Why Battle of the Boyne is only a bank holiday in one part of the UK

Those living in Northern Ireland have an additional day off on Tuesday to mark the Battle of the Boyne anniversary. But the bank holiday comes with controversies in a divided country

Liverpool Echo

Surviving members of Liverpool community that 'disappeared'

"I don't know what I'd do without it, to be honest, because you've got that community and that support."

Belfast Live

Twelfth of July: Why bonfires are lit across Northern Ireland on the Eleventh Night

The lighting of bonfires ushers in the main date of the parading calendar each year

ABC News

What is the lineage of Queen Elizabeth II?

Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch alive today, but at age 96, she is also the oldest monarch in history.

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