Origins and Development of the Dutch Revolt e-bog
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The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule in the sixteenth century was a formative event in European history. The Origins and Development of the Dutch Revolt brings together in one volume 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 a...
E-bog
359,43 DKK
Forlag
Routledge
Udgivet
2 september 2003
Længde
200 sider
Genrer
1DDN
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781134524822
The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule in the sixteenth century was a formative event in European history. The Origins and Development of the Dutch Revolt brings together in one volume 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.The book makes the most recent research available in English for the first time, focusing on:* the role of the aristocracy* religion* the towns and provinces * the Spanish perspective* finance and ideology.