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History of Holland

History of Holland

by George EDMUNDSON (1848 - 1930)

The title, "History of Holland," given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province of Holland took in the War of Independence and throughout the whole of the subsequent history of the Dutch state and people.(Summary from book prologue)


The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly

Epilogue

From the end of the Twelve Years' Truce to the Peace of Munster, 1621-1648. The Stadholderate of Frederick Henry of Orange

General Preface, Prologue

Habsburg Rule in the Netherlands

Letters, Science and Art

Maurice and Oldenbarneveldt

Reign of William III to the death of Thorbecke, 1849-1872

Rise of John de Witt. The First English War

Stadholderate of William V (continued), 1780-1788. The English War. Patriot Movement. Civil War. Prussian Intervention.

The Administration of John de Witt, 1654-1665, from the Peace of Westminster to the Out-break of the Second English War

The Austrian Succession War and William IV, 1740-1751

The Batavian Republic, 1795-1806

The Beginnings of the Dutch Republic

The Belgian Revolution. The Separation of Holland and Belgium, 1830-1842

The Burgundian Netherlands

The East and West India Companies. Commercial and Economic Expansion .

The Formation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1814-1815

The King-Stadholder, 1688-1702

The Kingdom of Holland and the French Annexation, 1806-1814

The Kingdom of the Netherlands--Union of Holland and Belgium, 1815-1830

The last years of De Witt's Administration, 1665-1672. The Second English War. The Triple Alliance. The French Invasion

The later reign of William III, and the Regency of Queen Emma, 1872-1898

The Orange Restoration. Downfall of the Republic, 1788-1795

The Prelude to the Revolt

The Regency of Anne and of Brunswick, 1751-1766

The Reign of Queen Wilhelmina, 1898-1917

The Revolt of the Netherlands

The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly

The Stadholderate of William III, 1672-1688

The Stadholderless Republic, 1715-1740

The System of Government

The Twelve Years' Truce

The War of the Spanish Succession and the Treaties of Utrecht, 1702-1715

William I abdicates. Reign of William II. Revision of the Constitution, 1842-1849

William the Silent

William V. First Period, 1766-1780