History of Holland

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - *Non-fiction, History

Authors: George Edmundson In Year : 1922

Book Language: English

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General Preface, Prologue
The Burgundian Netherlands
Habsburg Rule in the Netherlands
The Prelude to the Revolt
The Revolt of the Netherlands
William the Silent
The Beginnings of the Dutch Republic
The System of Government
The Twelve Years' Truce
Maurice and Oldenbarneveldt
From the end of the Twelve Years' Truce to the Peace of Munster, 1621-1648. The Stadholderate of Frederick Henry of Orange
The East and West India Companies. Commercial and Economic Expansion .
Letters, Science and Art
The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly
Rise of John de Witt. The First English War
The Administration of John de Witt, 1654-1665, from the Peace of Westminster to the Out-break of the Second English War
The last years of De Witt's Administration, 1665-1672. The Second English War. The Triple Alliance. The French Invasion
The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly
The Stadholderate of William III, 1672-1688
The King-Stadholder, 1688-1702
The War of the Spanish Succession and the Treaties of Utrecht, 1702-1715
The Stadholderless Republic, 1715-1740
The Austrian Succession War and William IV, 1740-1751
The Regency of Anne and of Brunswick, 1751-1766
William V. First Period, 1766-1780
Stadholderate of William V (continued), 1780-1788. The English War. Patriot Movement. Civil War. Prussian Intervention.
The Orange Restoration. Downfall of the Republic, 1788-1795
The Batavian Republic, 1795-1806
The Kingdom of Holland and the French Annexation, 1806-1814
The Formation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1814-1815
The Kingdom of the Netherlands--Union of Holland and Belgium, 1815-1830
The Belgian Revolution. The Separation of Holland and Belgium, 1830-1842
William I abdicates. Reign of William II. Revision of the Constitution, 1842-1849
Reign of William III to the death of Thorbecke, 1849-1872
The later reign of William III, and the Regency of Queen Emma, 1872-1898
The Reign of Queen Wilhelmina, 1898-1917
Epilogue

The title, "History of Holland," given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province of Holland took in the War of Independence and throughout the whole of the subsequent history of the Dutch state and people.(Summary from book prologue)