{"product_id":"history-of-the-united-netherlands-from-the-death-of-william-the-silent-to-the-twelve-years-truce-1609-paperback-9781108036634","title":"History of the United Netherlands; From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce – 1609 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108036634","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\"\u003e9781108036634, 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\"\u003e578 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.3 cm, 0.73 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 2 covers the period 1586–9, describing the intensification of conflict between the allied English and Dutch and Spain, and includes an account of England's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9. Military plans in the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e 10. Should Elizabeth accept the Sovereignty?\u003cbr\u003e 11. Drake in the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ill-timed interregnum in the Province\u003cbr\u003e 13. Barneveld's influence in the Provinces\u003cbr\u003e 14. Leicester in England\u003cbr\u003e 15. Buckhurst sent to the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e 16. Situation of Sluys\u003cbr\u003e 17. Secret treating between Queen and Parma\u003cbr\u003e 18. Prophecies as to the year 1588\u003cbr\u003e 19. Philip Second in his Cabinet\u003cbr\u003e 20. Alexander besieges Bergen-op-Zoom.\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":46266050150680,"sku":"9781108036634","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108036634i.jpg?v=1694873893","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-9781108036634","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}