Revolt in the Netherlands: The Eighty Years War, 1568-1648
by Anton Van der Lem
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In 1568, the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands rebelled against the absolutist rule of the king of Spain. A confederation of duchies, counties, and lordships, the Provinces demanded the right of self-determination, the freedom of conscience and religion, and the right to be represented in government. Their long struggle for liberty and the subsequent rise of the Dutch Republic was a decisive episode in world history and an important step on the path to the Universal Declaration of Human show more Rights. And yet, it is a period in history we rarely discuss.In his compelling retelling of the conflict, Anton van der Lem explores the main issues at stake on both sides of the struggle and why it took eighty years to achieve peace. He recounts in vivid detail the roles of the key protagonists, the decisive battles, and the war's major turning points, from the Spanish governor's Council of Blood to the Twelve Years Truce, while all the time unraveling the shifting political, religious, and military alliances that would entangle the foreign powers of France, Italy, and England. Featuring striking, rarely seen illustrations, this is a timely and balanced account of one of the most historically important conflicts of the early modern period. show lessTags
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title*
- De opstand in de Nederlanden 1568-1648
- Original title
- De opstand in de Nederlanden 1568-1648 : de Tachtigjarige Oorlog in woord en beeld
- Alternate titles*
- Die Entstehung der Niederlande aus der Revolte : Staatenbildung im Westen Europas
- Original publication date
- 2014
- People/Characters
- William of Orange; Wigle van Aytta van Zwichem (Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus); Philip II, King of Spain; Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor; Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle; Lamoral I, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (show all 43); Philip II of Montmorency, Count of Horne; Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba; Margaret of Parma, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands; Guido de Brès; Philip I, King of Castile; Mary of Hungary, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands; Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy; Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands; Alexander Farnese, 3rd Duke of Parma, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands; Jan van Montigny; Louis of Nassau; Adolf of Nassau; Hendrik van Brederode; Filips van Marnix van Sint-Aldegonde; Charles de Berlaymont; Don John of Austria; Philip III de Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot, Prince of Chimay; William II de La Marck, Count of Lumey; Jan van Hembyze; François van Ryhove; Willem Bloys van Treslong; Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard, Count of Boussu; Cristóbal de Mondragón y Otalora; Sancho d'Avila; Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange; Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases; George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg; Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619); Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange; Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester; Henri III, King of France; Henri IV, King of France; Francis of Valois, Duke of Anjou and Alençon; Elizabeth I, Queen of England; Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands; Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands; Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
- Important places*
- Antwerpen, Antwerpen, België; Brussel, België; Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België; Duinkerke, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk; Nieuwpoort, West-Vlaanderen, België; Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, België (show all 41); Mechelen, Antwerpen, België; Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland; Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland; Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland; Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland; Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland; Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland; Hulst, Zeeland, Nederland; Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland; Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland; 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland; Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland; Den Briel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland; Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland; Groningen, Groningen, Nederland; Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland; Mook en Middelaar, Limburg, Nederland; Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland; Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland; Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland; Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Nederland; Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland; Woerden, Utrecht, Nederland; Lier, Antwerpen, België; Dendermonde, Oost-Vlaanderen, België; Douai, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk; Tournai, Henegouwen, België; Mons, Henegouwen, België; Saint-Omer, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk; Arras, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk; Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk; Gravelines, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk; Steenvoorde, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk; Jülich, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland; Münster, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland
- Important events
- Beeldenstorm (1566); Slag bij Oosterweel (1567); Instelling van de Raad van Beroerten (1567); Inname van Den Briel (1572); Inname van Vlissingen (1572); Inname van Veere (1572) (show all 32); Beleg van Alkmaar (1572-1573); Slag bij Heiligerlee (1568); Slag bij Jemmingen (1568); Bestorming van Rotterdam (1572); Inname van Zutphen (1572); Beleg van Middelburg (1572-1574); De Spaanse Furie in Mechelen (1572); Beleg van Haarlem (1572-1573); Slag op de Mookerheide (1574); Belegering van Woerden (1575-1576); Plundering van Aalst (1576); De Spaanse Furie van Antwerpen (1576); Inname van de Citadel van Antwerpen (1577); Slag bij Gembloers (1578); Slag bij Rijmenam (1578); Pragmatieke Sanctie (1549); Transactie van Augsburg (1548); Godsdienstvrede van Augsburg (1555); Slag bij Saint-Quentin (1557); Slag bij Grevelingen (1588); Eedverbond der Edelen (1566); Vrede van Münster (1648); Slag bij Nieuwpoort (1600); Slag op de Zuiderzee (1573); Beleg van Schenkenschans (1635-1636); De Lierse Furie (1595)
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 949.203 — History & geography History of Europe Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria Netherlands
- LCC
- DH186.5 .L46 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Low Countries – Benelux Countries History of Low Countries. Benelux Countries History By period Wars of Independence, 1555-1648
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