The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 32: 1582-84

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 32: 1582-84

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] Parma recals the foreign troopsSiege of OudenardeCoolness of AlexanderCapture of the city and of NineveInauguration of Anjou at GhentAttempt upon his life and that of OrangeLamoral Egmont's implication in the plotParma's unsuccessful attack upon Ghent Secret plans of AnjouDunkirk, Ostend, and other towns surprised by his adherentsFailure at BrugesSuspicions at AntwerpDuplicity of AnjouThe "French Fury"Details of that transaction Discomfiture and disgrace of the DukeHis subsequent effrontery His letters to the magistracy of Antwerp, to, the Estates, and to OrangeExtensive correspondence between Anjou and the, French Court with Orange and the EstatesDifficult position of the PrinceHis policyRemarkable letter to the States-generalProvisional arrangement with AnjouMarriage of the Archbishop of Cologne Marriage of Orange with Louisa de ColignyMovements in Holland, Brabant, Flanders, and other provinces, to induce the Prince to accept sovereignty over the whole countryHis steady refusal Treason of Van den Berg in GueldresIntrigues of Prince Chimay and Imbize in FlandersCounter efforts of Orange and the patriot party Fate of ImbizeReconciliation of BrugesDeath of Anjou ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 4834
Author: Motley, John Lothrop
Release Date: Jan 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English