The Rise of the Dutch Republic - Volume
The Rise of the Dutch Republic - Volume

Author: John Lothrop Motley

Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.

Published: 2005-06-01

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 1596051973

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To the Dutch Republic, even more than to Florence at an earlier day, is the world indebted for practical instruction in that great science of political equilibrium which must always become more and more important as the various states of th - John Lothrop Motley, from the Preface Motley spent five years in Dresden, Brussels, and the Hague to produce, in 1856, this popular three-volume history hailed by readers of the time and recognized by scholars since as a standard of the field. The lessons for modern society Motley finds in AUTHOR BIO: American diplomat and historian John Lothrop Motley (1814-1877) studied law at Harvard and Gvttingen, in Germany, where he befriended Otto von Bismarck. He traveled extensively in Europe, frequently in the diplomatic service, but he is remembered prima

The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century
The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century

Author: Maarten Prak

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-01-31

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1009240595

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Substantially revised second edition of the leading textbook on the Dutch Republic, including new chapters on language and literature, and slavery.

The Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic

Author: Jonathan Irvine Israel

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 1231

ISBN-13: 9780198207344

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The Dutch Golden Age, known for its renowned artists and writers, was also remarkable for its immense impact on the spheres of commerce, finance, shipping, and technology. Israel gives the definitive account of the emergence of the United Provinces as a great power, its subsequent decline in the 18th century, and the changing relationship between the northern Netherlands and the south, which was to develop into modern Belgium. 32 color plates.

The Development of Dutch Anabaptist Thought and Practice from 1539-1564
The Development of Dutch Anabaptist Thought and Practice from 1539-1564

Author: William Echard Keeney

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-01-22

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 9004617361

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The writings of Menno Simons and Dirk Philips have been used as the basic materials for this study, the major aim of which is to discern the more or less normative position of the Mennonites or later Doopsgezinden during the first generation, with Menno Simons and Dirk Philips as their major spokesmen.