History of HollandGeorge Edmundson


History of Holland
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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36 capítulos
19 h 43 min
- 1 General Preface, Prologue6:44
- 2 The Burgundian Netherlands28:06
- 3 Habsburg Rule in the Netherlands38:34
- 4 The Prelude to the Revolt48:29
- 5 The Revolt of the Netherlands1:07:09
- 6 William the Silent36:58
- 7 The Beginnings of the Dutch Republic1:08:13
- 8 The System of Government24:51
- 9 The Twelve Years' Truce21:35
- 10 Maurice and Oldenbarneveldt32:14
- 11 From the end of the Twelve Years' Truce to the Peace of Munster, 1621-1648. The Stadholderate of Frederick Henry of Orange54:10
- 12 The East and West India Companies. Commercial and Economic Expansion .1:22:41
- 13 Letters, Science and Art49:34
- 14 The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly25:06
- 15 Rise of John de Witt. The First English War30:38
- 16 The Administration of John de Witt, 1654-1665, from the Peace of Westminster to the Out-break of the Second English War29:25
- 17 The last years of De Witt's Administration, 1665-1672. The Second English War. The Triple Alliance. The French Invasion41:42
- 18 The Stadholderate of William III, 1672-168838:29
- 19 The King-Stadholder, 1688-170230:46
- 20 The War of the Spanish Succession and the Treaties of Utrecht, 1702-171536:30
- 21 The Stadholderless Republic, 1715-174022:47
- 22 The Austrian Succession War and William IV, 1740-175127:16
- 23 The Regency of Anne and of Brunswick, 1751-176612:05
- 24 William V. First Period, 1766-178013:14
- 25 Stadholderate of William V (continued), 1780-1788. The English War. Patriot Movement. Civil War. Prussian Intervention.26:44
- 26 The Orange Restoration. Downfall of the Republic, 1788-179518:50
- 27 The Batavian Republic, 1795-180634:00
- 28 The Kingdom of Holland and the French Annexation, 1806-181427:34
- 29 The Formation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1814-181524:28
- 30 The Kingdom of the Netherlands--Union of Holland and Belgium, 1815-183037:21
- 31 The Belgian Revolution. The Separation of Holland and Belgium, 1830-184247:07
- 32 William I abdicates. Reign of William II. Revision of the Constitution, 1842-184915:51
- 33 Reign of William III to the death of Thorbecke, 1849-187222:34
- 34 The later reign of William III, and the Regency of Queen Emma, 1872-189823:48
- 35 The Reign of Queen Wilhelmina, 1898-19179:05
- 36 Epilogue11:20