The Rise of the Dutch Republic

The Rise of the Dutch Republic  (1856)  by John Lothrop Motley

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The Rise of the Dutch Republic (1856).

Table of contents

• Preface
• Historical Introduction
• Part 1: Philip the Second in the Netherlands. 1555-1559.
  • Chapter 1: The Opening and Closing Scene
  • Chapter 2: Saint Quentin and Gravelines
  • Chapter 3: Philip's Farewell to the Netherlands
• Part 2: Administration of the Duchess Margaret. 1559-1567.
  • Chapter 1: Sowing the Wind
  • Chapter 2: The Taciturn Against King, Cardinal, and Elector
  • Chapter 3: The Holy Inquisition
  • Chapter 4: A Mortal Combat and Fatal Triumph
  • Chapter 5: The Harvest Ripening
  • Chapter 6: Compromise and Moderation
  • Chapter 7: The First Whirlwind
  • Chapter 8: Prudent Philip
  • Chapter 9: Blood Shed and Spared
  • Chapter 10: The Prologue Finished
• Part 3: Alva. 1567-1573.
  • Chapter 1: The Reign of Terror and the Council of Blood
  • Chapter 2: Victims and Champions
  • Chapter 3: The Governor's Triumph and the Infante's Doom
  • Chapter 4: The Liberator's First Campaign
  • Chapter 5: A Tenth Penny and a Model Murder
  • Chapter 6: Long Live the Beggars
  • Chapter 7: The Liberator Conquered by St. Bartholomew
  • Chapter 8: Three Thorough Massacres
  • Chapter 9: Tyranny's Tide Begins to Ebb
• Part 4: Administration of the Grand Commander. 1573-1576
  • Chapter 1: Misery of Mook-Heath
  • Chapter 2: The Leyden Drama
  • Chapter 3: Barren Diplomacy and the Submarine Laurels
  • Chapter 4: The Hopper Policy and the Monstee Mutiny
  • Chapter 5: The Antwerp Fury Ripens the Ghent Concord
• Part 5: Don John of Austria. 1576-1578.
  • Chapter 1: Lepanto's Hero
  • Chapter 2: The Under Side of the Cards
  • Chapter 3: A Lion in the Toils
  • Chapter 4: The Outlaw's Return
  • Chapter 5: The Guardian of the Netherland Bride and Her Suitors
• Part 6: Alexander of Parma. 1578-1584.
  • Chapter 1: A Nation Severed and a Republic Born
  • Chapter 2: Triumphs of Treason
  • Chapter 3: Sterile Conferences and Teeming Intrigues
  • Chapter 4: Declaration of Independence
  • Chapter 5: Two Elected Sovereigns
  • Chapter 6: The French Fury and its Results
  • Chapter 7: A Hero's Death

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