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Belgium Doesn't Exist!
belgium history was designed with just enough territorial skirmishes, politicalstruggles, and colonialism to make it blend in with the rest of Europe.
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Extractions: Postal Propaganda: Belgian "Super-man" squints hard to see his non-existant country. No such luck, Baudy. F or too long we have been told lies. The existence of the supposed European country of Belgium has been taken as gospel for years by members of the Liberati. It has long been held up as a shining example of Liberal philosophies in action. However, now is the time the truth be known. Belgium doesn't exist. Belgium is, and has always been, a leftist ruse; a device applied to propagate the Liberal agenda throughout the world . Hijacking a real country for this use would be difficult at best; the people living there wouldn't stand for it (i.e. the fall of communism.) Thus the idea to invent an imaginary country, insert it into the global consciousness through the perversion of history, and use it as a tool of manipulation was born. A typical Belgian building... or so we're told. Using the assumed voice of a nation, the Elite Left seeks to insinuate itself into world discussions, quietly changing the topic of conversations with a casual remark here, a whisper there. Need proof? The fictitious country was a founding member of the European Community (which is, as you should be aware, step one in the march to the One World Government,) most of who's governing institutions are supposedly based in Brussels. As are the headquarters of the Customs Cooperations Council (an Orwellian name if I ever heard one,) and other international bodies, unimportant and seemingly harmless now, that will have unaccountable jurisdiction to pass regulations and levy tariffs (read "taxation without representation") over any future global citizens.
History Of Belgium
belgium history Belgium has existed essentially in its present form since1830, when an uprising led to independence from The Netherlands.
http://www.worldrover.com/history/belgium_history.html
A.Cornelissen-Sas Nv Turnhout - Belgium History
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Belgium: History
belgium history. The Beginnings of Belgium. The histories of these feudal statesand of Flanders and Hainaut constitute the medieval history of Belgium.
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Extractions: Belgium: History Belgium takes its name from the Belgae, a people of ancient Gaul . The Roman province of Belgica was much larger than modern Belgium. There the Franks first appeared in the 3d cent. a.d. The Carolingian dynasty had its roots at Herstal , in Belgium. After the divisions (9th cent.) of Charlemagne's empire, Belgium became part of Lotharingia and later of the duchy of Lower Lorraine, which occupied all but the western part of the Low Countries In the 12th cent., Lower Lorraine disintegrated; the duchies of Brabant (see Brabant, duchy of ) and Luxembourg Flanders and Hainaut constitute the medieval history of Belgium. The salient development was the rise of the cities (e.g., Ghent, Brugge, and Ypres) to virtual independence and economic prosperity through their wool industry and trade. In the 15th cent., all of present Belgium passed to the dukes of Burgundy , who strove to curtail local liberties. Simultaneously the wool industry declined, mainly because of English competition. With the death (1482) of Mary of Burgundy a period of foreign domination began (see Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish
Timeline Of History Of Belgium - Quick Details From MuseumStuff.com
websites about regions world belgium for children and children's regions worldbelgium websites art links about regions world belgium history link about
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Extractions: MuseumStuff.com >> Timeline of History of Belgium Email this page Print Edit Timeline of History of Belgium OVERVIEW - From Geographica.com - Includes the ancient Celts, the medieval period, the Burgundian period, battles with France under the rule of Louis XIV .. and the New Kindgom. CLICK to ENTER THIS RESOURCE HistoricTrees.org - purchase direct offspring of trees from historic homes, battles, moments in history .. easy to plant seedlings make great gifts that will last for generations! Art.com .. the web's best source for posters and prints .. From popular artists to the most obscure, we've found this site to offer the most variety .. at discount prices. This helpful resource page has been brought to you by the MuseumStuff.com .. one of the world's leading gateways to museum links and resources .. we are grateful to our sponsors for helping ensure the continued success of our network. Information updated on ..
Liège, City, Belgium: History
again a center of social and political unrest. Sections in this articleIntroduction; History. Top of section Liège, city, Belgium,
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Belgium - Living In Belgium Or Moving To Belgium
history of belgium. History of Belgium (part four). A century of misfortuneand catastrophe for the emerging Belgium but with a happy
http://www.expatica.com/belgiummain.asp?pad=98,186,&item_id=4951
BELGIUM
History of Scouting and current status of national Scouting organizations.
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Extractions: SCOUTING IN BELGIUM by Piet J. Kroonenberg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands The first Scout Troop was founded In Brussels, Capital City of Belgium, in 1909. Englishman Harold Parfitt founded the first Scout Troop for British boys, belonging to the British colony in that city. Belgians observing the troop's activities also took an interest in Scouting and soon Belgium Scouting began. Boy Scouts of Belgium (BSB) was founded on December 23, 1910. The first all-Belgium troop was founded in Brussels. They used the British badges, rules and uniforms. This association was open to all boys. As early as 1911 the B.S.B. founded a Girl Guide or Girl Scout troop but World War II and the German occupation hampered their development, so the founding of G.G.B. was not until December 17, 1919. Used British badges, rules and uniforms. Belgium was again occupied by the Germans during World War II (1940-1944). Scouting was banned by the Nazis. Scouting resumed after the liberation in the spring of 1944. B.S.B. and G.G.B. merged into one organization in July 1945. Each section remained separate, that is, there were no mixed groups until well into the 1980's. The Sea Scouts of Belgium (SSB), was founded in April 1914. SSB is an open movement concentrating on Sea Scouting only and founded along the North Sea Coast in the Dutch (Flemish) speaking part of Belgium only. SSB did not have any connection with BSB. They also used British badges, uniforms and rules.
Belguim Search Engine For A Hotel In Belgium, Map Of Belgium, History Of Belg
A Belgian search engine that searches all websites relating to Belgium.Category Regional Europe Internet Search EnginesFor Belgium flag map Brussels news Belgium flag hotel Belguim news map flag map historynews belgium history hotel history Brussels hotel Belgium news Brussels
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Extractions: Search Engine.Search for a hotel in Belgium, map of Belgium, history of Belgium, hotel in Brussels, street map of Brussels . For information on history of Belguim hotel, Brussels, Belgium map, Belgium history, Brussels hotel, Brussels map use these quick links: Belgium history Belguim map Brussels hotel Brussels map ... Belgium hotel Search Engine Query Select Country Search Engine Search The World Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Caribbean Chile China Columbia Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt England Estonia Fiji Finland France Germany Ghana Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Korea Kuwait Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Malta Mexico Monaco Morocco Mozambique Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Ireland North Korea Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Turkey Ukraine UK United Arab Emirates Uruguay USA Venezuela Vietnam Wales Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe Search The World 'Any Country' plus search.info
Belgium - History / The Ancient Celts
history Of belgium
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Extractions: Clickable Timeline The Ancient Celts Beginning in 57 BC, Julius Caesar extended the power of Rome into the region of Europe that is now Belgium . The people he encountered there were the Belgae , one of the various Celtic tribes of early Gaul, and the Romans dubbed their new province Gallia Belgica . In the fourth century AD, with Rome in decline, control of Gaul was ceded to the Franks, a Germanic tribe that the weakened empire employed as mercenaries. As the Franks flourished, they decided to dispense with their Roman employers. By 431, they had established an independent dynasty, the Merovingian , with its capital at Tournai . Soon after, under Clovis I (c.466-511), the Merovingians succeeded in pummeling the last of the Romans in Gaul. They held large parts of present day France and Belgium as well as southwestern Germany. Clovis also adopted Christianity, thus gaining the support of the Church. After Clovis' death the Merovingian kingdom began to fragment, and the Frankish lands did not come together under single rule again until the reign of Pepin III (the Short) in 751. Pepin deposed the last of the Merovingians and founded the Carolingian dynasty , which is named after his son Charlemagne.
Bruges, History
Chronicles over 2000 years of history of the Belgian coastal city of Bruges. The history of Bruges begins around 2000 years ago. This historic date is now the feast day of the Flemish community in belgium.
http://www.brugge.be/toerisme/en/historye.htm

Extractions: A brief history of the city Tourism sights accommodation practical info surroundings + Zeebrugge The history of Bruges begins around 2000 years ago. At that time there was a Gallic-Roman settlement on the site of the city. The inhabitants did not live by agriculture alone, they also traded with England and the rest of Gaul. Around 270 the Germanic people attacked the Flemish coastal plain for the first time. The Romans probably still had a military fortification here at the end of the third century and during the fourth century. So it is very possible that Bruges was inhabited in the transition period to the early Middle Ages. When Saint Eligius came to spread Christianity in our area around 650, Bruges was perhaps the most important fortification in the Flemish coastal area. Around a hundred years later trade started with Scandinavia in Bruges. The name Bruges in fact comes from the Old Norse "Bryggja" which means landing stage. The name Bruges has appeared on documents and coins since the middle of the ninth century. At that time there was already a strong citadel in Bruges (the Burg). And the city was not plundered by the Norsemen. The overseas trade between Bruges and Scandinavia, the Norsemen's home, probably continued. So Bruges has a long tradition of international port activity. The oldest trade settlement of Bruges and the early middle age port was accessible from the sea until around 1050. The second area of occupation outside the Burg was close to the present day Steenstraat and the Oude Burg. It was here that the city grew fastest until around 1100. The two oldest parish churches in Bruges, the Church of Our Lady St.-Saviour's, were then at the edge of this district. They date from the ninth century.
The History Of Lace. Lace In Belgium, Brussels And Bruges.
The history of Lace (belgium Travel Network)
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Extractions: experts on the good Belgian life The origin of lace is difficult to locate in both time and place . Some authors assume that the manufacturing of lace started during Ancient Rome, based on the discovery of small bone cylinders in the shape of bobbins. The Middle-Ages is a period of history where little is known about the manufacture of lace. For firm evidence we have to look back to the fifteenth century when Charles the Fifth decreed that lace making was to be taught in the schools and convents of the Belgian provinces. During this period of renaissance and enlightenment, the making of lace was firmly based within the domain of fashion. To be precise, it was designed to replace embroidery in a manner that could with ease transform dresses to follow different styles of fashion. Unlike embroidery, lace could be unsewn from one material to be replaced on another. Since these earlier times, many styles and techniques of lacemaking have been developed, almost all of them in the Belgian provinces, which thus deserve to be named the cradle of lace. Today, two main techniques are practiced in the Flemish provinces of Belgium. The first, a needle lace, is still manufactured in in the region of Aalst. It is called Renaissance or Brussels lace because it is mostly sold in Brussels. The second type, the Bobbin Lace, is a speciality of Bruges, a magnificent city located in the west of Belgium. This is a very expensive type of lace to make and is therefore no longer manufactured for commercial purposes.
Royalty.nu - The History Of Belgium - Belgian Royalty
Learn about the Belgian royal family, past and present. Features a list of books about belgium and links to other sites about Belgian royalty. Royalty.nu World Royalty Europe belgium Belgian News · Books About belgium. Search. belgium Royal history News
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Extractions: Royalty.nu World Royalty Europe > Belgium > Belgian News Books About Belgium Search A Little Background Info The Kingdom of Belgium is a democracy with a constitutional monarch. The current king, Albert II, does not govern. In fact, according to the constitution, the king can't take any official action without the approval of a minister, and his ministers are held accountable for his actions! In Belgium the king is traditionally considered a moral leader. Belgium has a well-educated public and a very high quality of life. There is almost no illiteracy, and all citizens over the age of 18 are required to vote. The leaders of the four major religions Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism and Islam are paid by the state. About three-quarters of the people are Catholic. The country encompasses 11,784 square miles and is about the size of the American state of Maryland, but its coastline stretches only forty miles. It is bordered by the North Sea, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Belgium has a moderate climate, and is rarely very hot or cold. There are about 10 million people in Belgium. In the north part of the country, Flanders, Dutch or Flemish is spoken. In the south, Wallonia, the predominant language is French. The capital, Brussels, is in the Flemish part of the country but is predominantly French-speaking. About 10 percent of the population speaks German. Most Belgians speak English, too. There are many immigrants from North Africa and the Mediterranean in Brussels.
Belgium - History / The Ancient Celts
Clickable Timeline. The Ancient Celts. Beginning in 57 BC, Julius Caesar extendedthe power of Rome into the region of Europe that is now belgium.
http://www.geographia.com/belgium/bxhis01.htm

Extractions: Clickable Timeline The Ancient Celts B eginning in 57 BC, Julius Caesar extended the power of Rome into the region of Europe that is now Belgium. The people he encountered there were the Belgae, one of the various Celtic tribes of early Gaul, and the Romans dubbed their new province Gallia Belgica. In the fourth century AD, with Rome in decline, control of Gaul was ceded to the Franks, a Germanic tribe that the weakened empire employed as mercenaries. As the Franks flourished, they decided to dispense with their Roman employers. By 431, they had established an independent dynasty, the Merovingian, with its capital at Tournai . Soon after, under Clovis I (c.466-511), the Merovingians succeeded in pummeling the last of the Romans in Gaul. They held large parts of present day France and Belgium as well as southwestern Germany. Clovis also adopted Christianity, thus gaining the support of the Church. After Clovis' death the Merovingian kingdom began to fragment, and the Frankish lands did not come together under single rule again until the reign of Pepin III (the Short) in 751. Pepin deposed the last of the Merovingians and founded the Carolingian dynasty, which is named after his son Charlemagne. Charlemagne succeeded his father in 768 and ruled for almost a half century, creating during that time an empire that covered nearly all of continental Europe, with the exception of Spain and Scandinavia. In 800, Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor of the West. Although Charlemagne spent much of his reign conquering and subduing various parts of Europe, he also did much to foster commerce and the arts. The beginnings of organized trade along Belgium's rivers was one result of his reign, as was the preservation of classical learning and the arts.
All About Belgium
Discusses its institutions, land and people, history and politics, the economy, art and culture, tourism, sports, education and science.
http://belgium.fgov.be/abtb/en_abtb.htm
Belgium - History / Medieval Belgium
Clickable Timeline. Medieval belgium. This division was soon to havegreat consequences for the development of belgium's nascent cities.
http://www.geographia.com/belgium/bxhis02.htm

Extractions: Clickable Timeline Medieval Belgium T his division was soon to have great consequences for the development of Belgium's nascent cities. In the northwestern part of Belgium, which nominally belonged to the young kingdom of France, there arose the powerful Counts of Flanders . The first of these was Baldwin Iron Arm , who amply demonstrated his independence from the French by carrying off and marrying one of the daughters of Charles the Bold . Baldwin also began the process of creating fortified towns in Flanders in order to curtail the depredations of the Norsemen. The first of these was Ghent (c.867), and the process was continued by Baldwin's heir (Baldwin II) with the fortification of Bruges and Ypres. The southeastern part of today's Belgium eventually became part of the Duchy of Lower Lotharingia or Lorraine, under the German kings. In 977, Charles, Duke of Lorraine, built the fortress on the Senne River that was the foundation of Brussels . For the most part, however, the southeastern portion of today's Belgium became split into a number of minor spheres of power, one of which was the prince-bishoprie of Liege At the outset of the new millennium, Belgium consisted of the cities of Flanders, unified under their strong Counts, and the less unified cities to the south and east of the Scheldt. As the Norse raids fell off and Europe's major kingdoms gradually stabilized, trade began to grow by leaps and bounds. For Flanders in particular, this was the beginning of a golden age. By importing wool from England and weaving it into fine cloth for sale on the continent, the Flemish cities became exceedingly wealthy, populous, and powerful. By 1300, Ghent, Bruges, and Ypres, in particular, had gained virtual autonomy from aristocratic rule, developing the proud civic culture that still distinguishes them today.
Belgium - History / The Ancient Celts
Read about the Roman conquest over the original settlers in the first of a fivepart chronicle of the development of the European state.
http://www.interknowledge.com/belgium/bxhis01.htm

Extractions: Clickable Timeline The Ancient Celts B eginning in 57 BC, Julius Caesar extended the power of Rome into the region of Europe that is now Belgium. The people he encountered there were the Belgae, one of the various Celtic tribes of early Gaul, and the Romans dubbed their new province Gallia Belgica. In the fourth century AD, with Rome in decline, control of Gaul was ceded to the Franks, a Germanic tribe that the weakened empire employed as mercenaries. As the Franks flourished, they decided to dispense with their Roman employers. By 431, they had established an independent dynasty, the Merovingian, with its capital at Tournai . Soon after, under Clovis I (c.466-511), the Merovingians succeeded in pummeling the last of the Romans in Gaul. They held large parts of present day France and Belgium as well as southwestern Germany. Clovis also adopted Christianity, thus gaining the support of the Church. After Clovis' death the Merovingian kingdom began to fragment, and the Frankish lands did not come together under single rule again until the reign of Pepin III (the Short) in 751. Pepin deposed the last of the Merovingians and founded the Carolingian dynasty, which is named after his son Charlemagne. Charlemagne succeeded his father in 768 and ruled for almost a half century, creating during that time an empire that covered nearly all of continental Europe, with the exception of Spain and Scandinavia. In 800, Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor of the West. Although Charlemagne spent much of his reign conquering and subduing various parts of Europe, he also did much to foster commerce and the arts. The beginnings of organized trade along Belgium's rivers was one result of his reign, as was the preservation of classical learning and the arts.
Belgium - History / Burgundian Period
The ascension of Philip II to the Spanish throne in 1555 brought on the nextcrisis in belgium's history, as King Philip's strident Spanish Catholicism
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Extractions: Clickable Timeline The Burgundian Period Under Philip the Good (ruled 1419-1467), the Burgundian empire in Belgium expanded and began to flourish. Philip gained control of the southeastern areas, including Brussels Namur , and Liege . He suppressed the independence of the cities, brought them under central rule from Brussels, and consolidated the region's economy. Philip's reign brought new prosperity and, with it, a great era of cultural development. Painting especially reached new highs in the work of Robert Campin, the brothers van Eyck , and Rogier van der Weyden. After Philip's death, his rule over present-day Belgium passed first to Charles V. In the 1490s, as Bruges ' waterways to the sea gradually silted up, trade shifted further north and Antwerp emerged as the pre-eminent commercial city in the region By 1576, William's power in the north was virtually unchallenged, and he came to terms with the Spanish. The United Provinces, as the northern regions came to be known, struggled for the next seventy-five years to maintain their independence. The Catholic regions to the south remained faithful to Spain, becoming known as the Spanish Netherlands. In 1648, with the Treaty of Munster, the much-weakened Spanish not only recognized the independence of the United Provinces, but also agreed to close the Scheldt to navigation. As a result, Antwerp and Ghent , like Bruges before them, lost their predominance as the region's centers of trade. For the next several centuries, the Dutch port of Amsterdam would play that role.
WWW-VL History Index
Bibliography and Internet Gateways Research Centers and Institutes Demography and Genealogy Prehistoric and Ancient Regional and Urban history Archives in belgium. The VOC and Early Modern Maritime history in Archives and Libraries
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Extractions: Click Here to access the Mirror at Lawrence, Kansas, USA Gazetteers Language Flemish Bibliography and Internet Gateways Archives Texts Repositories of Primary Sources Archives in Belgium The VOC and Early Modern Maritime History in Archives and Libraries Archief Universiteit Gent ... Belgian State Archives [very large databank, downloadable, in French]
History Of Belgium
Government. Royal Family. history. Languages of belgium. Art Artists. TypicallyBelgian. Communication. Security and Police. Transportation. history of belgium.
http://www.living-in-belgium.com/livin_art_historypg.htm

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