Side by side
United Kingdom and Netherlands compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
12 July 927 — The monarchs of Britain recognise Æthelstan as king of the English
1581 — The Act of Abjuration renounces allegiance to Philip II of Spain
- Shared indicators
- 42
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- 9
- Crossed events
- 2
- Data through
- 2026-08-10
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Each figure is the same observation, with the same source, as on the two dossiers. Every value shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. A “—” is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Metric names link to the world ranking; values open the figure on its own dossier.
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Entangled histories
2 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 1672
The Rampjaar (Disaster Year)
France, England and allied bishops invade the Republic; the Dutch open the dikes to flood the land and halt the advance, and William III rises to power.
War & Rupture · from the Netherlands chronicle · The Golden Age: Trade, the VOC, Art and Empire · Netherlands
- 1830
Belgian Revolution
The southern provinces rebel and declare independence as Belgium, dividing the United Kingdom of the Netherlands; separation is recognised in 1839.
Independence · from the Netherlands chronicle · Decline, French Rule and the Kingdom of the Netherlands · Netherlands