The Dutch revolt against Spain in the sixteenth century and Britain's civil wars in the seventeenth were the first major challenges to royal authority in modern times. Drawing on the pamphlet literature of both upheavals, this book reveals the Netherlands' lasting impact on Britain's commercial, religious and political culture.
The Dutch revolt against Spain in the sixteenth century and Britain's civil wars in the seventeenth were the first major challenges to royal authority in modern times. Drawing on the pamphlet literature of both upheavals, this book reveals the Netherlands' lasting impact on Britain's commercial, religious and political culture.
Hugh Dunthorne specialises in the history of the early modern period, the Dutch Revolt and the Dutch republic and empire, the history of war, and the Enlightenment. He was formerly Senior Lecturer in History at Swansea University, and his previous publications include The Enlightenment (1991) and The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Britain and the Low Countries (edited with Michael Wintle, 2012).
Inhaltsangabe
Preface 1. News from the Netherlands 2. Histories and their readers 3. The school of war 4. The trade of merchandise 5. The nursery to nonconformists 6. Resistance and reform Epilogue: the advancement of learning Bibliography.
Preface 1. News from the Netherlands 2. Histories and their readers 3. The school of war 4. The trade of merchandise 5. The nursery to nonconformists 6. Resistance and reform Epilogue: the advancement of learning Bibliography.
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