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A Throne in Brussels: Britain, the Saxe-Coburgs and the Belgianisation of Europe
by Paul Belien  Synopsis In 1817 the great powers installed Leopold of Saxe- Coburg as king of Belgium ? a new, artificial state inhabited by Catholic Dutch in the North, and French- speaking Walloons in the South. Belgium is often compared to multilingual Switzerland, but...
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Tulipomania : the Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused (99 Edition)
by Mike Dash Publisher Comments In the 1630s, visitors to the prosperous trading cities of the Netherlands couldn't help but notice that thousands of normally sober, hardworking Dutch citizens from every walk of life were caught up in an extraordinary frenzy of buying and selling. The...
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The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century
by Maarten Prak Publisher Comments Charting the political, social, economic and cultural history of the Dutch Golden Age....
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Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation : Conversos and Community in Early Modern Amsterdam (97 Edition)
by Miriam Bodian Synopsis In the 17th century, descendants of forcibly baptized Jews (conversos) fled the Iberian Inquisitions to settle in Amsterdam, a city renowned for its commercial ties and religious tolerance. Miriam Bodian reconstructs the fascinating story of these...
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History of United Netherlands 1584 to 1586
by John Lothrop Motley Synopsis The Queen was disappointed, but stood firm. She had been slow in taking her resolution, but she was unflinching when her mind was made up. Instead of retreating from her, position, now that it became doubly dangerous, she advanced several steps nearer...
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Revolt of Netherlands, V1
by Friedrich Schiller Synopsis A state constituted like this could act and endure with gigantic energy whenever pressing emergencies called forth its powers and a skilful and provident administration elicited its resources. Charles V. bequeathed to his successor an authority in these...
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Matters of Exchange: Commerce, Medicine, and Science in the Dutch Golden Age
by Harold J. Cook Publisher Comments In this wide-ranging and stimulating book, a leading authority on the history of medicine and science presents convincing evidence that Dutch commerce (not religion) inspired the rise of science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Harold J. Cook...
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Revolt of Netherlands, V2
by Friedrich Schiller Synopsis The example and success of Antwerp gave the signal of opposition to all the other towns for which a new bishop was intended. It is a remarkable proof of the hatred to the Inquisition and the unanimity of the Flemish towns at this date that they preferred...
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Dutch Jews As Perceived By Themselves &
by Symposium On The His Synopsis How did Jews in the Netherlands view themselves and how were they viewed by others? This is the single theme around which the twenty-five essays in this volume, written by scholars from the Netherlands, Israel and other countries, revolve. The studies...
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A Key to Dutch History
by Frits Van Oostrom Publisher Comments Many think they know the legends behind tulipmania and the legacy of the Dutch East India Tea Company, but what basic knowledge of Dutch history and culture should be passed on to future generations? A Key to Dutch History and its resulting overview of...
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Pre-Reformation Religious Dissent in the Netherlands, 1518-1530
by J. Alton Templin Synopsis 16th Century Netherlands was the site of some of the earliest instances of pre-reformation religious dissent. During the 1520s, no figurehead led the movement in the Netherlands; instead six theological tracts by six individual scholars voiced religious...
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A History of the Low Countries (Palgrave Essential Histories)
by Paul Arblaster Publisher Comments This is the first full historical survey of the Benelux area (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) to be written in English. Paul Arblaster describes the whole sweep of the history of the Low Countries, from Roman frontier provinces, through medieval...
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The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century: The Golden Age
by Maarten Prak Publisher Comments Charting the political, social, economic and cultural history of the Dutch Golden Age....
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A History of the Low Countries (Palgrave Essential Histories)
by Paul Arblaster Publisher Comments This is the first full historical survey of the Benelux area (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) to be written in English. Paul Arblaster describes the whole sweep of the history of the Low Countries, from Roman frontier provinces, through medieval...
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Netherlands
by Nino Gorio Publisher Comments An old proverb frequently heard in the Netherlands says that God created all the world except for Holland; it was created by the Dutch. This book takes a sweeping look at a far from ordinary nation....
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Luxembourg: The Clog-Shaped Duchy: A Chronological History of Luxembourg from the Celts to the Present Day
by Andrew Reid Synopsis Luxembourg is one of Europe's smallest states, yet it is rich in history and boasts a glorious past of emperors, knights, castles and faith. In modern times it has endured foreign occupation and partition before becoming a modern state in the nineteenth...
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Piracy and Privateering in the Golden Age Netherlands
by Virginia Lunsford-poe Publisher Comments This exciting scholarly work examines Dutch maritime violence in the seventeenth century. The young Dutch Republic enjoyed a cultural and economic preeminence, and many of its seamen also took up pillaging, terrorizing their victims on the high seas and...
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Studies in Medieval and Reformation Thought #86: Community Without Borders Community Without Borders: Scots Migrants and the Changing Face of Power in the Dutch Rscots Migrants and the Changing Face
by Douglas Catterall Synopsis This is a valuable book for anyone interested in the cultural meaning of preindustrial migration. Arguing that early modern European migrants could fundamentally influence their fate and their adopted communities, it explores the world of Scots migrants...
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Revolt of Netherlands, V4
by Friedrich Schiller Synopsis During the progress of the trial the relations and friends of the two counts were not idle. Egmont's wife, by birth a duchess of Bavaria, addressed petitions to the princes of the German empire, to the Emperor, and to the King of Spain. The Countess Horn,...
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Dutch Revolt (93 Edition)
by Martin (ed.) Van Gelderen Publisher Comments This is a major new English-language edition of five central texts in the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt. Published between 1570-1590 these texts exemplify the development of the political ideas that motivated and legitimated...
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