History of Holland

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George Edmundson 1922
English
  • General Preface, Prologue
  • The Burgundian Netherlands
  • Habsburg Rule in the Netherlands
  • The Prelude to the Revolt
  • The Revolt of the Netherlands
  • William the Silent
  • The Beginnings of the Dutch Republic
  • The System of Government
  • The Twelve Years' Truce
  • Maurice and Oldenbarneveldt
  • From the end of the Twelve Years' Truce to the Peace of Munster, 1621-1648. The Stadholderate of Frederick Henry of Orange
  • The East and West India Companies. Commercial and Economic Expansion .
  • Letters, Science and Art
  • The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly
  • Rise of John de Witt. The First English War
  • The Administration of John de Witt, 1654-1665, from the Peace of Westminster to the Out-break of the Second English War
  • The last years of De Witt's Administration, 1665-1672. The Second English War. The Triple Alliance. The French Invasion
  • The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly
  • The Stadholderate of William III, 1672-1688
  • The King-Stadholder, 1688-1702
  • The War of the Spanish Succession and the Treaties of Utrecht, 1702-1715
  • The Stadholderless Republic, 1715-1740
  • The Austrian Succession War and William IV, 1740-1751
  • The Regency of Anne and of Brunswick, 1751-1766
  • William V. First Period, 1766-1780
  • Stadholderate of William V (continued), 1780-1788. The English War. Patriot Movement. Civil War. Prussian Intervention.
  • The Orange Restoration. Downfall of the Republic, 1788-1795
  • The Batavian Republic, 1795-1806
  • The Kingdom of Holland and the French Annexation, 1806-1814
  • The Formation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1814-1815
  • The Kingdom of the Netherlands--Union of Holland and Belgium, 1815-1830
  • The Belgian Revolution. The Separation of Holland and Belgium, 1830-1842
  • William I abdicates. Reign of William II. Revision of the Constitution, 1842-1849
  • Reign of William III to the death of Thorbecke, 1849-1872
  • The later reign of William III, and the Regency of Queen Emma, 1872-1898
  • The Reign of Queen Wilhelmina, 1898-1917
  • Epilogue
The title, "History of Holland," given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province of Holland took in the War of Independence and throughout the whole of the subsequent history of the Dutch state and people.(Summary from book prologue)

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