History of Holland
By George Edmundson
General Preface
The aim of this series is to sketch the history of Modern Europe, with
that of its chief colonies and conquests, from about the end of the
fifteenth century down to the present time. In one or two cases the
story commences at an earlier date; in the case of the colonies it
generally begins later. The histories of the different countries are
described, as a rule, separately; for it is believed that, except in
epochs like that of the French Revolution and Napoleon I, the connection
of events will thus be better understood and the continuity of
historical development more clearly displayed.
The series is intended for the use of all persons anxious to understand
the nature of existing political conditions. ’The roots of the present
lie deep in the past’; and the real significance of contemporary events
cannot be grasped unless the historical causes which have led to them
are known. The plan adopted makes it possible to treat the history of
the last four centuries in considerable detail, and to embody the most
important results of modern research. It is hoped therefore that the
series will be useful not only to beginners but to students who have
already acquired some general knowledge of European History. For those
who wish to carry their studies further, the bibliography appended to
each volume will act as a guide to original sources of information and
works of a more special character.
Considerable attention is paid to political geography; and each volume
is furnished with such maps and plans as may be requisite for the
illustration of the text.
G.W. Prothero.
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General Preface •
Prologue •
Chapter I: The Burgundian Netherlands •
Chapter II: Habsburg Rule in the Netherlands •
Chapter III •
Chapter IV: The Revolt of the Netherlands •
Chapter V: William the Silent •
Chapter VI: The Beginnings of the Dutch Republic •
Chapter VII: The System of Government •
Chapter VIII: The Twelve Years' Truce •
Chapter IX: Maurice and Oldenbarneveldt •
Chapter X: From the End of the Twelve Years' Truce to the Peace of Muenster •
Chapter XI •
Chapter XII: Letters, Science and Art •
Chapter XIII: The Stadholderate of William II. •
Chapter XIV •
Chapter XV •
Chapter XVI •
Chapter XVII •
Chapter XVIII •
Chapter XIX •
Chapter XX: The War of the Spanish Succession and the Treaties of Utrecht, 1702-1715 •
Chapter XXI: The Stadholderless Republic, 1715-1740 •
Chapter XXII: The Austrian Succession War. William Iv, 1740-1751 •
Chapter XXIII: The Regency of Anne and of Brunswick. •
Chapter XXIV •
Chapter XXV: Stadholderate of William V, continued, 1780-1788 •
Chapter XXVI: The Orange Restoration. Downfall of the Republic, 1788-1795 •
Chapter XXVII: The Batavian Republic, 1795-1806 •
Chapter XXVIII: The Kingdom of Holland and the French Annexation, 1806-1814 •
Chapter XXIX: The Formation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1814-1815 •
Chapter XXX: The Kingdom of the Netherlands–union of Holland and Belgium, 1815-1830 •
Chapter XXXI: The Belgian Revolution, 1830-1842 •
Chapter XXXII: William II. Revision of the Constitution. •
Chapter XXXIII: Reign of William III to the Death of Thorbecke, 1849-1872 •
Chapter XXXIV: The Later Reign of William III, and the Regency Of Queen Emma, 1872-1898 •
Chapter XXXV: The Reign of Queen Wilhelmina, 1898-1917 •
Epilogue •
Footnotes
