Other rebellions troubled mighty powers of this epoch, but none resulted in the establishment of an independent, republican state. Insect artifice is a magnificently illustrated, erudite, and profoundly insightful book. What is the symbolism behind the flag of the netherlands. During the 1580s and 1590s, the revolt of the netherlands broke the low countries into a northern and southern part. Published between 1570 and 1590 these texts exemplify the development of the political ideas which motivated and legitimated resistance to the government of philip ii and which became the crucial part of the ideological foundations of the dutch republic. The tensions that led to open revolt, however, had much earlier origins. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. The dutch revolt 15681648 was the revolt in the low countries against the rule of the habsburg king philip ii of spain, hereditary ruler of the provinces.
This is a major englishlanguage edition of five central texts in the history of the political thought of the dutch revolt. It tells of the father of the nation william of orange who was stadholder in the netherlands under the king of spain. Frederik hendrik and the triumph of the dutch revolt describes a crucial period in european history. The origins and development of the dutch revolt, 2001. The origins and development of the dutch revolt brings together in one volume the latest scholarship from leading experts in the field, to illuminate why the dutch revolted, the way events unfolded and how they gained independence. To what extent can philip ii be blamed for the dutch revolt. Among these were the geuzen from the french word gueux meaning beggars, who waged a. The one notable exception is a book by a german social democrat exile, erich kuttner, which translates as hunger year 1566. Dutch revolt essay example topics and well written. Florisjan willemsen, born in the netherlands, and still living there. It is an asset to those teaching the dutch revolt to anglophone students. War, plague, and religious persecution and violence confronted the inhabitants of the low countries with the inevitability of death, to a degree that well surpassed the normal encounter with death in the early modern period. Buy the dutch revolt pelican new edition by geoffrey parker isbn.
The hedgepreaching and iconoclasm which erupted in the period before the dutch. It explores the development of the political ideas which motivated and legitimized the dutch resistance against the government of philip ii in the low countries, and which became the ideological foundations of the dutch republic as it emerged as one of the main powers of europe. An overview of the creation of the netherlands, from start to finish. The book explores affinities between the dutch revolt and the british civil wars of the seventeenth century the first major challenges to royal authority in modern times showing how much britains changing commercial, religious and political culture owed. It offers an original and provocative interpretation of how hoefnagel relied on art to remedy the wounds that the dutch revolt had inflicted upon him. So wide is the range of materials contained in the knuttel collection, and so. Alastair duke, university of southampton tempo the early modern pamphlets online is, at this time, the closest dutch equivalent to such monumental online resources as eebo early english books online, ecco eighteenth century collections online, and gallica. Geoffrey parker, author of the thirty years war and the grand strategy of philip ii. The documents offered here have been selected by dr.
This well written and concise less than 300 pages book is a nice introduction to the great revolt of the netherlands from the rule of the hapsburgspanish monarchy. Art, knowledge and politics on the eve of the dutch revolt. Britain and the dutch revolt is a valuable contribution to a field which is smaller than it ought to be. Select documents for the reformation and the revolt of the low countries, 15551609. Marshall also studies the gentrys strong religious beliefs, economic affairs, and role in the dutch revolt. He has published widely on the social, political and military history of early modern europe, and in 2012 the royal dutch academy recognized these achievements by awarding him its biennial. This book explores the flight, exile and eventual return of catholic men and women during the war. Treason in the northern quarter princeton university press. Professor crew analyses the attitudes and characters of the calvinist ministers who preached in the netherlands in the midsixteenth century and their effect on the popular religious upheavals which occurred during the summer of 1566. The dutch revolt, in the sixteenth century, was a conflict between the protestant low countries, and the catholic spanish empire. Aims to understand the key causes of the dutch revolt evaluate the amount of blame which can be attributed to philip ii 2.
I am not one of those churlish authors, who do so enwrap their works in the mystic fogs of scientific jargon, that a man must be as wise as themselves to understand their writings. The dutch revolt in historical perspective, they discuss the field of dutch history, how it is being affected by new global. It moves beyond traditional explanations of dutch success in warfare focusing on geography, religion, diplomacy while presenting an up. The dutch wars of independence ebook by marjolein t hart. But the core of the book covers the hundred years between 1572 and 1672, a period that takes up 627 of the 1 pages. Philip ii of spain duke of alva margaret of parma william of orange 7. Alastair duke in order to extend the range of sources available for the revolt of the netherlands. The laboratory movement was headed by william of orange. This is a major new englishlanguage edition of five central texts in the history of the political thought of the dutch revolt. The dutch revolt 15681648 was the revolt in the low countries against the rule of the.
Historiography of the dutch revolt has traditionally emphasised that it was painful. Traditional narrative of the dutch revolt as a struggle for religious freedom and against spanish oppression, directed at a wide audience. The top red band represents bravery, strength and valor, the white stripe in the middle stands for honesty and peace and the blue band on the bottom symbolizes loyalty, justice. Dutch consumers were enthralled with these foreign goods, which brought new colors, patterns and textures to their interiors and wardrobes.
After solving most of its problems through war, the country was as bankrupt as it was bound by numerous pacts and alliances between the countries around it. This book is a comprehensive study of the history of the political thought of the dutch revolt 155590. As seen in the books many illustrations, dutch artists also found inspiration in these objects and incorporated them into portraits, genre scenes, and particularly stilllife paintings. Revolt of the netherlands 1566 calvinists vandalized catholic churches spanish duke of alva set up the council of trouble. The netherlands was under rule of the emperor of spain, who was a roman catholic. The wilhelmus originated in the dutch revolt, the nations struggle to achieve independence from the spanish empire. During the earlyseventeenth century the dutch, led by frederik hendrik, were engaged in a struggle for independence from the mighty spanish empire. How significant was the reformed faith to the success of the dutch revolt. The eighty years war and the creation of the netherlands. A bibliography of books on dutch history of the golden age. The northern provinces the netherlands eventually separated from the southern provinces presentday belgium and luxembourg, which continued under habsburg spain until 1714. Geoffrey parker is andreas dorpalen professor of european history and an associate of the mershon center at the ohio state university.
The dutch revolt of the sixteenth century sparked one of the largest refugee crises of reformation europe. Book description a major new english language edition of five central texts in the history of the political thought of the dutch revolt, originally published between 15701590, which exemplified the development of the political ideas that motivated and legitimated resistance to philip ii. Finally it flamed up the nationwide war, which got the name of eighty years war or dutch revolt 1566 1648. Ap euro notes on the armada, dutch revoltrepublic, and. In war, capital, and the dutch state 15881795, pepijn brandon traces the interaction between state and capital in the organization of warfare in the dutch republic from the dutch revolt of the sixteenth century to the batavian revolution of 1795. Examining dr cruzs published essay, the 80 years question. As karel van mander wrote, hoefnagel used his art as a refuge of consolation. This research foundation flandersfwo project under the supervision of violet soen analyzes how death and execution were handled during the dutch revolt. By 1572 protestant ideas had spread in the netherlands and protestant dutch rebels began a campaign for independence from catholic spain, leading to the dutch revolt. Rivalry with spain challenges to elizabeths rule aqa. Kind of disappointed the book was relatively short and lacked extensive details. Treason in the northern quarter is an impressive study that presents the true nature of the dutch revolt and the horror that civil war and revolution bring to ordinary people. With an extensive thirty pages guide for further reading. The dutch revolt follows the period of time in the 1500s and early 1600s when the country we know now as the netherlands broke away from rule by the spanishhapsburg empire.
The political thought of the dutch revolt 15551590 by. By going beyond the obvious interpretations, its author provides new and important insights. The netherlands flag features three bands of color. The dutch revolt and catholic exile in reformation europe. The political rediscovery of the dutch revolt in the seventeenth. Indeed, in his preface israel says his aims are to set the dutch revolt and the golden age in a wider context. Introduction the dutch revolt, the military revolution, and the global context. Written by a well known expert on early modern europe, the dutch revolt provides the relevant background detail, essential narrative, and analysis needed to understand the major features of the dutch rebellion. Frederik hendrik and the triumph of the dutch revolt. The dutch wars of independence warfare and commerce in. It should be mentioned that the struggle against spanish enslavers pushed forward the increase of national selfconsciousness.
They rank the interpretations in order of validity and categorise political, religious and economic causes. Isbn 0521200148 parker, geoffrey, 1977, the dutch revolt, penguin books, london. The dutch revolt against spanish rule in the sixteenth century was a formative event in european history. How significant was the reformed faith to the success of. The political rediscovery of the dutch revolt in the. When the 17th century came about, spain had a glorious century behind and a lot of enemies ahead. The author concludes that although the revolt brought substantial change to certain families, the gentrys basic concepts survived the uprising and influenced the dutch republics government. I wish to acknowledge the great assistance andrew sawyer has given in respect of the prints. Here in the last stanza, a reference is made to the biblical king david, comparing him to william of orange as merciful and just leader of the dutch revolt, with another reference to the biblical king sauls tyranny, comparing it to the spanish crown.