The Origins and Development of the Dutch Revolt

The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule in the sixteenth century was a formative event in European history. 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. In exploring the desire of the Dutch to control their own affairs, it also questions whether Dutch identity came about by accident.The book makes the most recent research available in English for the first time, focusing on:• the role of the aristocracy• religion• the towns and provinces • the Spanish perspective• finance and ideology. Machine generated contents note: List offigures, tables and maps vii Notes on contributors ix Acknowledgements xi Chronology xiii Frontispiece xxiii Introduction 1 GRAHAM DARBY 1 Narrative of events 8 GRAHAM DARBY 2 Alva 's Throne - making sense of the revolt of the Netherlands 29 HENK VAN NIEROP 3 The nobles and the revolt 48 HENK VAN NIEROP 4 Religion and the revolt 67 ANDREW PETTEGREE 5 The towns and the revolt 84 GUIDO MARNEF 6 The grand strategy of philip II and the revolt of the Netherlands 107 FERNANDO GONZALEZ DE LEON AND GEOFFREY PARKER 7 Keeping the wheels of war turning: revenues of the province of Holland, 1572-1619 133 JAMES D. TRACY 8 From Domingo de Soto to Hugo Grotius: theories of monarchy and civil power in Spanish and Dutch political thought 1555-1609 151 MARTIN VAN GELDEREN Index 171. The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule in the sixteenth century was a formative event in European history. 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. In exploring the desire of the Dutch to control their own affairs, it also questions whether Dutch identity came about by accident. The book makes the most recent research available in English for the first time, focusing * the role of the aristocracy * religion * the towns and provinces * the Spanish perspective * finance and ideology. The Origins and Development of the Dutch Revolt Title Page Copyright Page Contents Figures, tables and maps Notes on contributors Acknowledgements Chronology Frontispiece Introduction Narrative of events Alva's Throne — making sense of the revolt of the Netherlands The nobles and the revolt Religion and the revolt The towns and the revolt The grand strategy of Philip II and the revolt of the Netherlands Keeping the wheels of war turning: Revenues of the province of Holland, 1572-1619 From Domingo de Soto to Hugo Grotius: Theories of monarchy and civil power in Spanish and Dutch political though, 1555-1609 Index The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule in the 16th century was a formative event in European history. This volume brings together research from leading experts in the field, to illuminate why the Dutch revolted, the way events unfolded and how they gained independence Bringing together the latest scholarship and research from leading experts in the field this study examines the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule in the sixteenth century. Edited By Graham Darby. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.