Maurits of Nassau and the survival of the Dutch Revolt : comparative insurgences /
This book describes the crucial period in the monumental eighty-year Dutch struggle against the Spanish Empire, through which a small nation gained its independence from one of the mightiest European powers. Dr. Ridley shows how even though the Dutch Revolt was at its lowest point, Maurits of Nassau...
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New York :
Routledge,
[2020]
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| Series: | Routledge research in early modern history.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Dutch Revolt and other revolts
- Early days
- William of Orange forges a nation
- Sufficient armed forces
- English support, Leicester's ambition, Oldenbarneveldt's steadiness
- Parma's about turn, and Maurits' counterstroke
- Politicians meddling, Flanders "invaded"
- The XII years truce, and a diplomatic victory
- Internal strife within the republic...
- ...But the economy expands
- 1621, renewal of war looms, and playing for time
- War again, and the dark hour before the dawn
- Reasons why the Dutch Revolt survived
- "The sinews of war"
- Revolts and insurgencies over the next three centuries
- Maurits of Nassau, his achievement.