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A Concise History of the Netherlands James C Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-87588-2 — A Concise History of the Netherlands James C. Kennedy Frontmatter More Information i A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS The Netherlands is known among foreigners today for its cheese and its windmills, its Golden Age paintings and its experimentation in social policies, for example around can- nabis and euthanasia. Yet the historical background for any of these quintessentially Dutch achievements is often unfamiliar to outsiders. This concise history offers an overview of this sur- prisingly little- known but fascinating country. Beginning with the fi rst humanoid settlers, the book follows the most import- ant contours of Dutch history, from Roman times through to the Habsburgs and the Dutch Republic and the Golden Age. The author, a modernist, pays particularly close attention to recent developments, including the signature features of con- temporary Dutch society. In addition to being a political his- tory, this overview also gives systematic attention to social and economic developments, as well as in religion, the arts and the Dutch struggle against the water. The Dutch Caribbean is also included in the narrative. James C. Kennedy , an American, is an expert in recent Dutch history. He has published widely in this fi eld, including books on the cultural revolution of the 1960s and Dutch euthanasia policy. For eight years he was Professor of Dutch History from the Middle Ages at the University of Amsterdam before becom- ing Dean of University College Utrecht. © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-87588-2 — A Concise History of the Netherlands James C. Kennedy Frontmatter More Information ii CAMBRIDGE CONCISE HISTORIES This is a series of illustrated “concise histories” of selected individual countries, intended both as university and college textbooks and as general historical introductions for general readers, travelers, and members of the business community. A full list of titles in the series can be found at: www.cambridge.org/ concisehistories © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-87588-2 — A Concise History of the Netherlands James C. Kennedy Frontmatter More Information iii A Concise History of the Netherlands JAMES C. KENNEDY University College Utrecht © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-87588-2 — A Concise History of the Netherlands James C. Kennedy Frontmatter More Information iv University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom One Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10006, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia 314–321, 3rd Floor, Plot 3, Splendor Forum, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi – 110025, India 79 Anson Road, #06- 04/ 06, Singapore 079906 Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/ 9780521875882 DOI: 10.1017/9781139025447 © Cambridge University Press 2017 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2017 4th printing 2018 Printed in the United Kingdom by TJ International Ltd. Padstow Cornwall A catalog record for this publication is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data Names: Kennedy, James C., 1963– author. Title: A concise history of the Netherlands / James C. Kennedy (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam). Description: Cambridge, United Kingdom; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2017. | Series: Cambridge concise histories | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifi ers: LCCN 2017003654| ISBN 9780521875882 (hardback) | ISBN 9780521699174 (paperback) Subjects: LCSH: Netherlands – History. Classifi cation: LCC DJ109 .K46 2017 | DDC 949.2–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017003654 ISBN 978- 0- 521- 87588- 2 Hardback ISBN 978- 0- 521- 69917- 4 Paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URL s for external or third- party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-87588-2 — A Concise History of the Netherlands James C. Kennedy Frontmatter More Information v CONTENTS List of Figures page vi List of Maps x Acknowledgments xiii Chronology of Events in Dutch History xv Introduction 1 1 From the Margins to the Mainstream: Dutch History to 1384 9 2 Rise of the Northern Netherlands, 1384– 1588 73 3 A Young Republic’s Golden Age, 1588– 1672 136 4 Diminishing Returns and New Hopes, 1672–1795 204 5 Building a Nation- State, 1795– 1870 263 6 Progress and Crisis, 1870– 1949 322 7 A Progressive Beacon to the World, 1949– 2017 388 Epilogue 450 Suggestions for Further Reading 455 Index 471 v © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-87588-2 — A Concise History of the Netherlands James C. Kennedy Frontmatter More Information vi FIGURES 1 Menhirs, photo D27, www.hunebedden.nl/ d27.htm , Hans Meijer, Assen. page 12 2 Anon., Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, marble bust, Capitoline Museum, Rome. 15 3 Visualization of fi rst- century Nijmegen, the fi rst Dutch city, www.nijmegencentraal.nl/ romeins- nijmegen- in- beeld/ 5650/ , Municipality of Nijmegen. © Peter Nuyten. 18 4 Fibula found in Dorestad, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden. 26 5 Egmond Gospels, c . 900, www.kb.nl/ sites/ default/ fi les/ evdv_ blog_ 03_ afb1_ kb_ 76_ f_ 1_ f214v_ 0.jpg, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague. 39 6 City rights and staple rights, Dordrecht, (a ) 1220 and (b ) 1299, www.regionaalarchiefdordrecht.nl/archief/ zoeken/?mivast=46&mizig=210&miadt=46&miaet=1 &micode=1&minr=890476&miview=inv2. Regionaal Archief Dordrecht, archive no. 1, inventory no. 32. 49 7 Nicaise de Keyser, After the Battle of Woeringen , Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels. 57 8 Burning of Jews during the Black Death epidemic, 1349, MS 13076– 77, fo. 12v, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels. 68 9 Pieter Willem Sebes after anon., Jacoba van Beieren, countess of Holland and Zeeland, 1435, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 76 10 H. Saftleven, Utrecht city profi le with Dom church, etching from 1669, Atlantis 30781, Utrechts Archief. 85 11 Copy of the Great Privilege, 1477. Nationaal Archief, Collectie Handschriften, Derde Afdeling tot 1950, The Hague. 94 vi © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-87588-2 — A Concise History of the Netherlands James C. Kennedy Frontmatter More Information vii List of Figures 12 Titian based on Jacob Seisenegger, portrait of Charles V with a dog, 1533, Prado, Madrid. 97 13 Quinten Massijs, portrait of Erasmus, 1535, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 111 14 Pieter Brueghel the Elder, The Preaching of St. John the Baptist , 1566, Szépmű vészeti Múzeum, Budapest. 120 15 Richard Henkel based on Wilhelm von Lindenschmit, Murder of William the Silent , Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 132 16 Willem Barentsz., Struggles in the Arctic, illustration from Gerrit de Veer, Waerachtighe beschryvinghe van drie seylagien , 1605 edition, Radboud University, Nijmegen. 147 17 G. A. Berckheyde, The Bend in the Herengracht, 1671– 1672 , Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 160 18 Adriaen Backer, The Regents and Regentesses of the Old Men’s and Women’s Almshouse, 1676, Amsterdam Museum. 168 19 Anna Maria van Schurman, self- portrait, 1640, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 169 20 Elmina, Atlas Blaeu– Van der Hem, 1660– 1663[?] . 177 21 Salomon Savery print of David Vinckboon, Allegory of the Peace of Münster, 1648 , Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 182 22 The brothers De Witt, commemorated here in the year of their deaths, Dordrechts Museum. 188 23 Jan Steen, The Merry Family , 1668, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 196 24 Rombout Verhulst, Michiel de Ruyter’s death mask, 1677, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 210 25 Gesina ter Borch, Hillegonda Louise Schellinger in Curaçao , 1680, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 213 26 Etienne Fessard based on Pierre Edme Babel, portrait of Spinoza, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, object number RP-P-1959-138, acquisition from the F.G. Waller-Fund. 217 27 Jan van Huchtenburg, Battle of the Boyne between James II and William III, July 11, 1690 , Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 222 28 Pieter Tanjée, portrait of Jacobus Capitein, 1740, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 238 vii © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-87588-2 — A Concise History of the Netherlands James C. Kennedy Frontmatter More Information viii List of Figures 29 Simon Fokke, The Plundering of the the House of A. M. van Arssen, on the Cingel at the Huiszittensteeg in Amsterdam, on Tuesday June 24 Anno 1748 , 1777, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. 246 30 Anon. based on Reinier Vinkeles, Cornelis Bogerts Jacobus Buys, 1787– 1799, Detaining the Princess at Goejanverwellesluis , 1787, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 260 31 Tula Monument, Curaçao, photo Bas Burema, 2016. 265 32 Charles Howard Hodges, portrait of Rutger
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