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Hugo Grotius Annals of the war in the Low Countries
The Annals of the War in the Low Countries is one of Hugo Grotius' lesser-known works. Grotius expresses a contrarian view of the early revolt, which he presents not as a united battle for the true faith and the ancient liberties of the land but as a protracted and painful struggle, not only with the great power of Spain, but also with discord, selfishness and religious fanaticism among the Dutch. To convey this complex and controversial vision of the foundational years of the Dutch Republic, Grotius...
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Engels | PDF, 63 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2023
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Laura Manzano Baena Conflicting words
the Peace Treaty of Mùˆnster (1648) and the political culture of the Dutch Republic and the Spanish monarchy
The Peace of Mùˆnster, signed between the Catholic Monarchy and the United Provinces in 1648, went against the political culture of both polities. The fact that the Spanish Monarchy definitively accepted the independence of its former subjects clearly negated the policy put forward by the Monarchy during the 'eighty' years that the war lasted and to the Monarchy's declared main goals. For the United Provinces, signing a peace with the archenemy without having brought liberty and religious freedom...
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Engels | 284 pagina's (PDF, 2,4 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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Marleen van Zwienen Martelaren van Gorcum
Wie waren de martelaren van Gorcum die vasthielden aan hun geloof en daarom vermoord werden? Informatie in kort bestek in het Nederlands en Engels, geschikt voor de bovenbouw van de basisschool. Met illustraties in zwart-wit met rode steunkleur.
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Nederlands | Engels | 27 pagina's | Marleen van Zwienen, Gorinchem | 2021
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