The Anglo-Dutch Wars of the Seventeenth Century

by J.R. Jones

Book Overview

This study of the Anglo--Dutch Wars (1652-54, 1665-67, 1672-74) sets them in their naval, political and economic contexts. Competing essentially over trade, both governments were crucially influenced by mercantile interests and by the representative institutions that were central to England and the Dutch Republic. Professor Jones compares the effectiveness of the governments under pressure - English with Dutch, Commonwealth with restored monarchy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582056306
• ISBN13: 9780582056305
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"