Dutch Empire lost a number of its colonial possessions and trade monopolies to the British Empire. Nevertheless, major portions of the empire survived until the advent of global decolonisation following World War II (1939–1945), namely the East Indies (Indonesia) and Dutch Guiana (Surinam). Three former colonial territories in the West Indies islands around the Caribbean Sea—Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten—remain as constituent countries represented within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The territories that would later form the Dutch Republic began as a loose federation known as the Seventeen Provinces, which Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and (as "Carlos I") King of Spain,
My Name Is 'A' by Anonymous to releasing the film Ryan chose to release the work anonymously due to negative initial critic reviews. At this point the film's title had changed to "My Name Is 'A'" and Ryan added the words "By Anonymous" to the title to reflect on what was supposed to be the anonymity of the director. He later decided against releasing the film anonymously, but chose to leave "By Anonymous" in the title to reflect on the anonymity of several of the characters in the film. Theatrical and VOD film rights to "My Name Is 'A' By Anonymous" were purchased shortly after its