Dutch Revolt and Catholic Exile in Reformation Europe

Informationen zum Autor Geert H. Janssen is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Amsterdam. He is the author of Princely Power in the Dutch Republic: Patronage and William Frederick of Nassau (1613–64) (2008). Klappentext This book recaptures the experience of exile and religious radicalisation among sixteenth-century Catholic refugees during the Dutch Revolt. Zusammenfassung The history of the flight and exile of Catholics during the Dutch Revolt has long been overlooked. This book explores the forced migration of thousands of Catholic men and women and its profound impact on the course of the Counter-Reformation and the history of the Low Countries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Flight: 1. Corpus Christianum divided; 2. Exodus; Part II. Exile: 3. Conditions of displacement; 4. The Counter-Reformation of the refugee; 5. International Catholicism; Part III. Return: 6. A new order: the southern Netherlands; 7. Negotiating diversity: the Dutch Republic; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Geert Janssen, Geert H. Janssen, Geert H. (Universiteit Van Amsterdam) Janssen, Janssen Geert H.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2014
• EAN: 9781107055032
• ISBN: 978-1-107-05503-2
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Christianity, Netherlands, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Church history, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599