Table of Contents

Preface; 1. News from the Netherlands; 2. Histories and their readers; 3. The school of war; 4. The trade of merchandise; 5. The nursery to nonconformists; 6. Resistance and reform; Epilogue: the advancement of learning; Bibliography.

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This book reveals the lasting impact of the Dutch Revolt on Britain's commercial, religious and political culture.

About the Author

Hugh Dunthorne specialises in the history of the early modern period, the Dutch Revolt and the Dutch republic and empire, the history of war, and the Enlightenment. He was formerly Senior Lecturer in History at Swansea University, and his previous publications include The Enlightenment (1991) and The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Britain and the Low Countries (edited with Michael Wintle, 2012).

Reviews

'Grounded in an impressive array of primary sources, meticulously researched, and elegantly written, Britain and the Dutch Revolt, 1560–1700 explores the lasting impact of the Dutch Revolt (and of the state, economy, society, and culture that resulted from it) on the inhabitants and the institutions of the British Isles. Indispensable reading for all those interested in early modern Britain, the Dutch revolt and the Dutch Golden Age.' Henk van Nierop, Universiteit van Amsterdam

'Early modern historians have long recognised that relations between the Low Countries and Britain were close, but never before has the depth and complexity of that relationship been explored in such detail as here in Hugh Dunthorne's Britain and the Dutch Revolt, 1560–1700. This is the distillation of many years of meticulous research and reflection, and the result is an outstanding piece of scholarship.' Alastair Duke, author of Dissident Identities in the Early Modern Low Countries

'Britain and the Dutch Revolt, 1560–1700 is a valuable contribution to a field which is smaller than it ought to be. By going beyond the obvious interpretations, its author provides new and important insights. It is an asset to those teaching the Dutch revolt to anglophone students.' Esther Mijers, Huguenot Society Journal