Rise of the Dutch Republic : A History / John Lothrop Motley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877, author.

Series:

Cambridge library collection.

Cambridge library collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (674 pages).

Other Title:

Rise of the Dutch Republic

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, [England] : Cambridge University Press, 1898.

Summary:

This is a classic account of the foundation of the Dutch Republic by American historian John Lothrop Motley (1814-77). The first edition of the three-volume work was first published in 1855 to great popular acclaim and was quickly translated into French, Dutch, German and Russian.

Contents:

Part II continued: 8. Prudent Philip; 9. Blood shed and spared; 10. The prologue finished; Part III. Alva. 1567-73: 1. The reign of terror and the Council of Blood; 2. Victims and champions; 3. The Governor's triumph and the Infante's doom; 4. The Liberator's first campaign; 5. A tenth penny and a model murder; 6. Long live the beggars; 7. The Liberator conquered by St. Bartholomew; 8. Three thorough massacres; 9. Tyranny's tide begins to ebb; Part IV. Administration of the Grand Commander. 1573-6: 1. Misery of Mook-Heath; 2. The Leyden drama.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes index.