History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609)
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609)
This was the book that made America take notice of Dutch history. John Lothrop Motley's monumental history, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize, traces the remarkable story of a small nation's fight for existence against the mightiest empire in Europe. Beginning with the assassination of William the Silent in 1584, Motley unfolds a tale of religious terror, diplomatic intrigue, and extraordinary courage. The Dutch Republic's struggle against Philip II's Spain wasn't merely a regional conflict, it was the crucible in which modern concepts of religious tolerance and popular sovereignty were forged. Motley's sweeping narrative captures the desperation of a people abandoned by their nobles, the calculated brutality of the Spanish Inquisition, and the miraculous survival of a republic that should have been crushed. Written in the Victorian era but based on years of research in European archives, this remains a foundational text for understanding how the Netherlands became the first Protestant republic and shaped the political future of the Western world.
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