History of the United Netherlands, 1587a

John Lothrop Motley (1814–1877) was a renowned American historian and diplomat. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, he was a descendant of an established New England family. Educated at Harvard College and then the University of Göttingen in Germany, he became an adept scholar, fluent in multiple European languages. Motley is best remembered for his extensive work on the Dutch Republic, which led t...