The Dutch Revolt
Geoffrey A. Parker(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 28. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-14-139132-8 (ISBN)
Description
Based on Spanish and Dutch documents from archive and private collections from all over Europe, "The Dutch Revolt" takes into account religions and economic, as well as political, factors, demonstrating the intricate links that tied the fate of the Netherlands to that of Spain, in a age when "particularism was more potent that patriotism".
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Series
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
maps, diagrams, bibliography, notes, index
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-139132-8 (9780141391328)
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Person
The most rspected writer on the Dutch Revolt, Professor Parker is author of the Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road, The Thirty Years War, and Philip II.
Content
Part 1 Prelude: the Netherlands in 1549; the seeds of discontent (1549-59); the erosion of royal power (1559-64); the collapse of royal power (March 1564-October 1565). Part 2 The fFirst revolt (1565-8): the crisis; Spain, 1566 - the time of decisions; the failure of the first revolt; the sending of the duke of Alva; the duke of Alva's new order. Part 3 The second revolt (1569-76): the gathering storm; 1572; the prince of Orange's new order; the failure of repression (1573-6). Part 4 The third revolt (1576-81): revolution; Orange's triumph; the split. Part 5 Independence and survival (1581-9): the failure of leadership in the Republic; the Spanish reconquest; war or peace?. Part 6 Consolidation and settlement: the war to 1609; the Dutch Republic as a great power; the survival of the Spanish Netherlands; postscript - the Netherlands divided.