{"product_id":"history-of-the-united-netherlands-from-the-death-of-william-the-silent-to-the-twelve-years-truce-1609-paperback-9781108036627","title":"History of the United Netherlands; From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce – 1609 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108036627","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of the United Netherlands\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce – 1609\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis four-volume history explains the lead up to the 1609 Treaty of Antwerp, which recognized Holland's independence from Spanish rule.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Lothrop Motley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108036627, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e554 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAmerican historian John Lothrop Motley (1814–77) graduated from Harvard in 1831. During 1832 and 1833 he studied in Göttingen before returning to the United States. Already the author of two novels and numerous essays, he began to plan a history of the Netherlands, but, unable to find all the source material he needed in America, he returned to Europe in 1851, this time with his family. His first book on the subject was the widely acclaimed Rise of the Dutch Republic, which covered events up to 1584. Motley published this more ambitious four-volume sequel, covering events in the period 1584–1609, between 1860 and 1867. Volume 1 takes up the story from immediately after the assassination of William the Silent in 1584. It covers the formation of the political and military alliance between Holland and England against Spain and its allies during the period 1584–6.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Murder of the Prince of Orange\u003cbr\u003e 2. Relations of the Republic to France\u003cbr\u003e 3. Policy of England\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reception of the Dutch envoys at the Louvre\u003cbr\u003e 5. Position and character of Farnese\u003cbr\u003e 6. Policy of England\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Earl of Leicester\u003cbr\u003e 8. Forlorn condition of Flanders.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266050412824,"sku":"9781108036627","price":42.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108036627i.jpg?v=1694873889","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-of-the-united-netherlands-from-the-death-of-william-the-silent-to-the-twelve-years-truce-1609-paperback-9781108036627","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}