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Leyden

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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One of the chief towns of Holland and characteristically Dutch, 15 m. NW. of The Hague, with a famous university founded by the Prince of Orange in 1576, containing the richest natural history museum in the world; it is noted for the bravery and power of endurance of its inhabitants, manifest for a whole year (1573-74) during the War of Independence.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Leyden'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​l/leyden.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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