History of Holland


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(4.4 étoiles; 8 critiques)

The title, "History of Holland," given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province of Holland took in the War of Independence and throughout the whole of the subsequent history of the Dutch state and people.(Summary from book prologue) (19 hr 43 min)

Chapitres

General Preface, Prologue 6:44 Lu par Esther
The Burgundian Netherlands 28:06 Lu par Esther
Habsburg Rule in the Netherlands 38:34 Lu par Marian Brown
The Prelude to the Revolt 48:29 Lu par Kirsten Ferreri
The Revolt of the Netherlands 1:07:09 Lu par Riccardo Fasol
William the Silent 36:58 Lu par Gesine
The Beginnings of the Dutch Republic 1:08:13 Lu par Marloes Schoonheim
The System of Government 24:51 Lu par Cori Samuel
The Twelve Years' Truce 21:35 Lu par Esther
Maurice and Oldenbarneveldt 32:14 Lu par hefyd
From the end of the Twelve Years' Truce to the Peace of Munster, 1621-1648. The… 54:10 Lu par hefyd
The East and West India Companies. Commercial and Economic Expansion . 1:22:41 Lu par Jim Mowatt
Letters, Science and Art 49:34 Lu par Cori Samuel
The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly 25:06 Lu par Sibella Denton
Rise of John de Witt. The First English War 30:38 Lu par Fracture
The Administration of John de Witt, 1654-1665, from the Peace of Westminster to… 29:25 Lu par hefyd
The last years of De Witt's Administration, 1665-1672. The Second English War. … 41:42 Lu par hefyd
The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly 17:53 Lu par Jim Mowatt
The Stadholderate of William III, 1672-1688 38:29 Lu par Marloes Schoonheim
The King-Stadholder, 1688-1702 30:46 Lu par Cori Samuel
The War of the Spanish Succession and the Treaties of Utrecht, 1702-1715 36:30 Lu par Jim Mowatt
The Stadholderless Republic, 1715-1740 22:47 Lu par Esther
The Austrian Succession War and William IV, 1740-1751 27:16 Lu par Sibella Denton
The Regency of Anne and of Brunswick, 1751-1766 12:05 Lu par Sibella Denton
William V. First Period, 1766-1780 13:14 Lu par Sibella Denton
Stadholderate of William V (continued), 1780-1788. The English War. Patriot Mov… 26:44 Lu par Sibella Denton
The Orange Restoration. Downfall of the Republic, 1788-1795 18:50 Lu par Cori Samuel
The Batavian Republic, 1795-1806 34:00 Lu par Sibella Denton
The Kingdom of Holland and the French Annexation, 1806-1814 27:34 Lu par Cori Samuel
The Formation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1814-1815 24:28 Lu par Esther
The Kingdom of the Netherlands--Union of Holland and Belgium, 1815-1830 37:21 Lu par Ezwa
The Belgian Revolution. The Separation of Holland and Belgium, 1830-1842 47:07 Lu par Ezwa
William I abdicates. Reign of William II. Revision of the Constitution, 1842-18… 15:51 Lu par Cori Samuel
Reign of William III to the death of Thorbecke, 1849-1872 22:34 Lu par Menno
The later reign of William III, and the Regency of Queen Emma, 1872-1898 23:48 Lu par Menno
The Reign of Queen Wilhelmina, 1898-1917 9:05 Lu par Menno
Epilogue 11:20 Lu par Esther

Critiques

Good reading but difficult to understand the dutch names


(4 étoiles)

I am dutch and it is often difficult to understand the dutch names of places and people due to the accent of the readers.