Anti-Revolutionary PartyThe Anti-Revolutionary Party (Dutch: Anti-Revolutionaire Partij, ARP) was a Protestant conservative and Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands between 1879 and 1980. The ARP was founded in 1879 by Abraham Kuyper, a neo-Calvinist theologian and minister. Under his leadership, the party sought to represent the Orthodox Reformed "small folks" (kleine luyden) and obtain equal funding for religious schools.Special school (Netherlands)In the Dutch education system, particular education ("bijzonder onderwijs") refers to a separate category of education distinct from both public and private education, in which a school is administered by an independent board, as opposed to a government authority, while still receiving government funding. About two thirds of pupils in the Netherlands attend particular education.Dutch Reformed ChurchThe Dutch Reformed Church (Dutch: Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk, pronounced, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper ( ; Dutch:; 29 October 1837 – 8 November 1920) was the prime minister of the Netherlands between 1901 and 1905, and an influential neo-Calvinist pastor and journalist. He established the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, which upon its foundation became the second largest Reformed denomination in the country behind the state-supported Dutch Reformed Church.
Freedom of educationFreedom of education is the right for parents to have their children educated in accordance with their religious and other views, allowing groups to be able to educate children without being impeded by the nation state.
Johan Rudolph ThorbeckePersonal detailsBornJohan Rudolph Thorbecke(1798-01-14)14 January 1798Zwolle, Batavian RepublicDied4 June 1872(1872-06-04) (aged 74)The Hague, NetherlandsSpouseAdelheid Solger(m. 1836; died 1870)Children6EducationLeiden UniversityOccupationPoliticianjuristhistorianprofessorauthorSignatureJohan Rudolph Thorbecke (14 January 1798 – 4 June 1872) was a Dutch liberal statesman.William I of the NetherlandsWilliam I (Willem Frederik; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840. Born as the son of William V, Prince of Orange, the last stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, and Wilhelmina of Prussia, William experienced significant political upheavals early in life.
Separation of church and statePrinciple to separate religious and civil institutions
Guillaume Groen van PrinstererGuillaume Groen van Prinsterer (21 August 1801, Voorburg – 19 May 1876) was a Dutch politician and historian.
William III of the NetherlandsHouseOrange-NassauFatherWilliam II of the NetherlandsMotherAnna Pavlovna of RussiaReligionDutch Reformed ChurchSignatureWilliam III (Dutch: Willem III, French: Guillaume III; 19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890, and was also the Duke of Limburg from 1849 until the abolition of the duchy in 1866.
Jan Kappeyne van de CoppelloJoannes "Jan" Kappeyne van de Coppello (2 October 1822 – 28 July 1895) was a Dutch liberal politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1877 to 1879.
NetherlandsThe Netherlands, also informally known as Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces and three overseas special municipalities. European Netherlands has land borders with Germany to the east and with Belgium to the south, and a coastline to the north and west.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.