The Origins and Development of the Dutch Revolt

Bringing together the latest scholarship and research from leading experts in the field this study examines the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule in the sixteenth century.

Zusatztext 'Graham Darby has assembled a strong group of writers to produce a sound and judicious survey of what is a very formative event in the history of early modern Europe.' History Informationen zum Autor Mr Graham Darby, Graham Darby Klappentext The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule in the sixteenth century was a formative event in European history. This important volume brings together the latest scholarship from leading experts in the field, to illuminate why the Dutch revolted, the way events unfolded and how they gained independence. In exploring the desire of the Dutch to control their own affairs, it also questions whether Dutch identity came about by accident. Zusammenfassung Bringing together the latest scholarship and research from leading experts in the field this study examines the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule in the sixteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, ByGraham Darby; Chapter 1 Narrative of events, ByGraham Darby; Chapter 2 Alva's Throne making sense of the revolt of the Netherlands, ByHenk van Nierop; Chapter 3 The nobles and the revolt, ByHenk van Nierop; Chapter 4 Religion and the revolt, ByAndrew Pettegree; Chapter 5 The towns and the revolt, ByGuido Marnef; Chapter 6 The grand strategy of Philip II and the revolt of the Netherlands, ByFernando González de León, Geoffrey Parker; Chapter 7 Keeping the wheels of war turning; Revenues of the province of Holland, 15721619, ByJames D. Tracy; Chapter 8 From Domingo de Soto to Hugo Grotius; Theories of monarchy and civil power in Spanish and Dutch political thought, 155516091, ByMartin van Gelderen;

Autorentext

Mr Graham Darby, Graham Darby

Klappentext

The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule in the sixteenth century was a formative event in European history. This important volume brings together the latest scholarship from leading experts in the field, to illuminate why the Dutch revolted, the way events unfolded and how they gained independence. In exploring the desire of the Dutch to control their own affairs, it also questions whether Dutch identity came about by accident.

Inhalt
Introduction, ByGraham Darby; Chapter 1 Narrative of events, ByGraham Darby; Chapter 2 Alva's Throne making sense of the revolt of the Netherlands, ByHenk van Nierop; Chapter 3 The nobles and the revolt, ByHenk van Nierop; Chapter 4 Religion and the revolt, ByAndrew Pettegree; Chapter 5 The towns and the revolt, ByGuido Marnef; Chapter 6 The grand strategy of Philip II and the revolt of the Netherlands, ByFernando González de León, Geoffrey Parker; Chapter 7 Keeping the wheels of war turning; Revenues of the province of Holland, 15721619, ByJames D. Tracy; Chapter 8 From Domingo de Soto to Hugo Grotius; Theories of monarchy and civil power in Spanish and Dutch political thought, 155516091, ByMartin van Gelderen;