Sunday, December 02, 2007

William of Orange















Today's phone photo of the day, I took this morning
in Brixham (Devon). It's a statue of William of Orange
marking the Spot where he landed with his army, on
5 November 1688. Apparently many people in Brixham
still have Dutch surnames because they are direct
descendants of the soldiers in that army.
There are also Dutch street names like Overgang
and Hellevoetsluis way.

In English history, when people talk about William
of Orange they generally mean William the third
of Orange a.k.a. King Billy. In Dutch History William
the first of Orange a.k.a. William the Silent is known
as William of Orange.

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