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William of Orange and the Revolt of the Netherlands, 1572-84 (Hardcover, New edition)
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William of Orange and the Revolt of the Netherlands, 1572-84 (Hardcover, New edition)
Series: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History
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The figure of Prince William of Orange (1572-84) dominates the
political landscape of the sixteenth century Netherlands, and in
many ways personifies the Dutch revolt against Spanish hegemony.
Yet despite the European significance of his struggle, there has
not been a major English-language study of William since C.V.
Wedgwood's biography published in 1944. As such, scholars will
welcome this publication of Koen Swart's distinguished and
authoritative biography of the first of the hereditary stadholders
of the United Provinces. Originally available only in Dutch, this
edition provides an English speaking audience for the first time
with a detailed account of William's role in the Dutch Revolt that
reflects the vast amount of scholarship undertaken in the field of
European political and religious history over the last few decades.
In the book, Swart explores the means by which William established
his rule in Holland and Zeeland in the 1570s, and provides an
analysis of William's relations with the provincial states, the
States-General and the towns, and the creation of a new system of
government and finance. Within this framework of national history,
he is always careful to locate the subject in its broad
international context, thus adding to our wider understanding of
this turbulent period. Moreover, Swart avoids the uncritical
glorification of William evident in some previous works, and asks
searching and pertinent questions concerning the wisdom of
William's decisions, such as that to break up the pre-1572 unity of
the Habsburg Netherlands. In so doing, Swart provides a much more
balanced view than has hitherto been available, that not only takes
Protestant views into account, but also contemplates the Revolt
form the perspective of the Catholic population, and shows sympathy
for Charles V's and Philip II's predicament. In so doing, this book
provides the most important revision of William for a century, and
will undoubtedly have repercussions upon many studying the history
of Europe in the age of Reformations. Published posthumously, this
book also includes introductory material written by leading
scholars H.F.K. van Nierop, M.E.H.N. Mout, J. Israel and A.C. Duke.
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