History of Holland


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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)

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

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Good reading but difficult to understand the dutch names


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