Britain and the Dutch Revolt, 1560-1700

This book reveals the lasting impact of the Dutch Revolt on Britain's commercial, religious and political culture.

List of contents

Preface; 1. News from the Netherlands; 2. Histories and their readers; 3. The school of war; 4. The trade of merchandise; 5. The nursery to nonconformists; 6. Resistance and reform; Epilogue: the advancement of learning; Bibliography.

About the author

Hugh Dunthorne specialises in the history of the early modern period, the Dutch Revolt and the Dutch republic and empire, the history of war, and the Enlightenment. He was formerly Senior Lecturer in History at Swansea University, and his previous publications include The Enlightenment (1991) and The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Britain and the Low Countries (edited with Michael Wintle, 2012).

Summary

The Dutch revolt against Spain in the sixteenth century and Britain's civil wars in the seventeenth were the first major challenges to royal authority in modern times. Drawing on the pamphlet literature of both upheavals, this book reveals the Netherlands' lasting impact on Britain's commercial, religious and political culture.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Hugh Dunthorne, Hugh Dunthorne
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2017
• EAN: 9781316646694
• ISBN: 978-1-316-64669-4
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, Netherlands, c 1500 onwards to present day, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, British Isles, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700