The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History
by John Lothrop Motley
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American historian John Lothrop Motley (1814-77) graduated from Harvard in 1831. During 1832 and 1833 he studied in Gt?tingen before returning to the United States. Already the author of two novels and numerous essays, he began to plan a history of the Netherlands, but, unable to find all the source material he needed in America, he returned to Europe in 1851, this time with his family. The next few years he spent researching in Dresden, The Hague and Brussels. The result was this famous show more account of the foundation of the Dutch Republic, first published in 1855. Volume 2 starts with the end of Margaret of Parma's governorship and then describes the start of the Eighty Years' War, covering the period 1567-76, including the governorship of the duke of Alva and the so-called Council of Blood by which he attempted to quash the movement for Dutch independence from Spain. show lessTags
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One of the great Whig historians wrote this, and I loved it. I'm sure that many of his conclusions have been subject to revisionism, but the book remains a tremendous read, with many epigrammatic gems. An everyman edition of this 1855 classic seemed exactly the right format, as I spent that summer doing some historical re-enactments and it was exactly the right size for carrying around and reading, as it was an anonymous cover.
An essential work in the history of the Netherlands
Very good.
complete set of three vols: vol. I in VG cond. - vol. II & III in poor cond. (binding loose/missing / cover loose on vol. III)
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Trinity College Booklist (1951): Class Four, History
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Everyman's Library (86-88)
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History
- Original title
- The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History
- Alternate titles
- Motley's Dutch Nation
- Original publication date
- 1856
- People/Characters
- William I, Prince of Orange (William the Silent)
- Important places
- The Netherlands
- Disambiguation notice
- The Rise of the Dutch Republic, 3 vol., 1856 is not the same title/book/work as History of the United Netherlands, 4 vol., 1860–67
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 949.2 — History & geography History of Europe Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria Netherlands
- LCC
- DH186.5 .M7 — 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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- Members
- 194
- Popularity
- 168,879
- Reviews
- 6
- Rating
- (3.75)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- ASINs
- 28
