Royalist Republic - Literature, Politics, Religion in Anglo Dutch Public Sphere, 1639

This book traces the impact of the English Civil Wars and the resulting support for the royalist cause in the Dutch Republic.

List of contents

Introduction: the royalist republic; Part I. Public Spheres and Discursive Communities: 1. The translation of politics: civil war polemic in the Dutch Republic; 2. Unity and uniformity: the first civil war and the Anglo-Scoto-Dutch puritan community; 3. Emerging royalism: anti-puritanism and Anglo-Scoto-Dutch history; Part II. Maps of Meaning: 4. Eikon basilike translated: the cult of the martyr king in the Dutch Republic; 5. 'When in my neighbourhood the cannons raged': war and regicide in estate poetry; 6. The cry of the royal blood: revenge tragedy and the Stuart cause in the Dutch Republic; 7. The English devil: stereotyping, demonology, and the First Anglo-Dutch War; 8. Representing restoration: politics, providence, and theatricality in Vondel and Milton; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Helmer J. Helmers is Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) Veni-fellow and lecturer in early modern Dutch literature and culture at the University of Amsterdam. He specializes in early modern political culture, news culture and Anglo-Dutch exchange.

Summary

The execution of Charles I led to an explosion of pro-Stuart propaganda in the Dutch Republic. In gripping detail, The Royalist Republic examines how a wide variety of spies, spin doctors, and religious enthusiasts influenced public opinion in the first modern republic to support a royalist cause.

Product details

• Authors: Helmer J. Helmers, Helmers Helmer J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2016
• EAN: 9781107457928
• ISBN: 978-1-107-45792-8
• No. of pages: 342
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; England, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Netherlands, c 1500 onwards to present day, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literature: history & criticism, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Civil wars, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), HISTORY / Military / Civil Wars