Belgian Revolt of 1830

This book examines and analyzes the factors essential for the success of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, in which the southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands successfully broke away in a nationalist revolt and became the independent Kingdom of Belgium.

List of contents

1. The Netherlands Provinces Revolt, Dutch Independence 2. From Spanish Hapsburg to Austrian Hapsburg Rule - and Revolt 3. The Unsuccessful 1788-1789 Revolt 4. French Revolutionary Forces Take Over 5. Under French Rule 6. Merged with the Dutch Kingdom 7. The Belgian Revolt Erupts 8. The International Dimension 9. The Powers Confer 10. Dutch Anger - Hostilities Resume 11. Diplomacy - the Major Powers' Diplomacy - Resumes 12. Aftermath 13. Analysis 14. Conclusion

About the author

Nick Ridley is Visiting Research Fellow at Liverpool John Moores University. He specializes in international history, anti-terrorism and the history of insurgences. His previous publications include Diplomacy through the Ages, Carlo di Rudio and the Age of Revolution and three books on the 16th- and 17th-century Dutch Revolt.

Product details

• Authors: Nick (Liverpool John Moores University Ridley, Ridley Nick
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 23.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032893426
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3289342-6
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions