Going Dutch
How England Plundered Holland's Glory
1st Edition
Published on 22. February 2011
432 pages
978-0-06-204338-2 (ISBN)
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Lisa Jardine, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, is the director of the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters, the centenary professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She lives with her husband and three children in London.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 England Invaded by the Dutch: The Conquest that Never Was
- 2 From Invasion to Glorious Revolution: Editing Out the Dutch
- 3 Royal and Almost-Royal Families: 'How England Came to be Ruled by an Orange'
- 4 Designing Dutch Princely Rule: The Cultural Diplomacy of 'Mr Huggins'
- 5 Auction, Exchange, Traffic and Trickle-Down: Dutch Influence on English Art
- 6 Double Portraits: Mixed and Companionate Marriages
- 7 Consorts of Viols, Theorbos and Anglo-Dutch Voices
- 8 Masters of All They Survey: Anglo-Dutch Passion for Gardens and Gardening
- 9 Paradise on Earth: Garnering Riches and Bringing Them Home
- 10 Anglo-Dutch Exchange and the New Science: A Chapter of Accidents
- 11 Science Under the Microscope: More Anglo-Dutch Misunderstandings
- 12 Anglo-Dutch Influence Abroad: Competition, Market Forces and Money Markets on a Global Scale
- Conclusion
- Huygens Family Tree
- Stuart Family Tree
- House of Orange Family Tree
- Bibliography of Secondary Sources
- Index
- Author's Note: Names, Money and Dates
- By the same author
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
- Notes
