History of the United Netherlands, 1595

John Lothrop Motley's 'History of the United Netherlands, 1595' serves as a seminal examination of the pivotal years of the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, known as the Eighty Years' War. With a narrative that unfolds from the formal declaration of war against Spain to the tragic suicide of the Princess of Cambray, Motley masterfully weaves an account that is both historically meticulous and ri...