The Founding of the Dutch Republic: War, Finance, and Politics in Holland, 1572-1588

by James D. Tracy

Book Overview

In 1572, towns in the province of Holland, led by William of Orange, rebelled against the government of the Habsburg Netherlands. The story of the Dutch Revolt is usually told in terms of fractious provinces that frustrated Orange's efforts to formulate a coherent programme. In this book James D. Tracy argues that there was a coherent strategy for the war, but that it was set by the towns of Holland. Although the States of Holland were in theory subject...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199209111
• ISBN13: 9780199209118
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"