The Dutch Supremacy - how the Netherlands came to rule the Worlds

Can Lizzie Diegnan, or anyone else, take on and beat the Dutch women at the World Championships next week?

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In June 1667 the Dutch Navy launched an audacious attack on British warships moored off the Kent coast. Having taken the town of Sheerness, they bombarded Chatham and Gillingham before capturing HMS Royal Charles, the British flagship.

Next week eight Dutchwomen could mount a similar smash and grab, capturing the rainbow bands from under Yorkshire noses.

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