{"product_id":"history-of-the-united-netherlands-from-the-death-of-william-the-silent-to-the-twelve-years-truce-1609-paperback-9781108036658","title":"History of the United Netherlands; From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce – 1609 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108036658","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\"\u003e9781108036658, 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\"\u003e648 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.6 cm, 0.81 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 4 discusses the implications for the Dutch of the death of England's Elizabeth I, and describes the Treaty of Antwerp (1609), which imposed a truce of twelve years between Spain and the Netherlands. This final volume includes a cumulative index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e38. Military events\u003cbr\u003e 39. Effects of the Nieuport campaign\u003cbr\u003e 40. Protraction of the siege of Ostend\u003cbr\u003e 41. Death of Queen Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e 42. Siege of Ostend\u003cbr\u003e 43. Policy of the King of France\u003cbr\u003e 44. Equation between the contending powers\u003cbr\u003e 45. Preparations for the campaign of 1606\u003cbr\u003e 46. General desire for peace\u003cbr\u003e 47. A Dutch fleet under Heemskerk sent to the coast of Spain and Portugal\u003cbr\u003e 48. Internal condition of Spain\u003cbr\u003e 49. Peace deliberations in Spain\u003cbr\u003e 50. Movement of the Emperor Rudolph\u003cbr\u003e 51. Designs of Henry IV\u003cbr\u003e 52. Vote of the States-General on the groundwork of the treaty\u003cbr\u003e 53. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46266050445592,"sku":"9781108036658","price":42.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108036658i.jpg?v=1694873923","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-9781108036658","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}