Tracy, James D.

The founding of the Dutch republic war, finance, and politics in Holland, 1572-1588 / [electronic resource] : James Tracy. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (viii, 343 p.) : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In 1572 William of Orange led a revolt against the government of the Habsburg Netherlands. Here, the author re-evaluates the Dutch revolt and its role in the creation of a new republic. He draws extensively on state records to illuminate the dominant influence of provincial towns in devising a coherent strategy for war.

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Netherlands--History--Wars of Independence, 1556-1648.
Netherlands--Politics and government--1556-1648.
Netherlands--Economic conditions.

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