John de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland, 1625-1672 / / Herbert Harvey Rowen.
Known to his contemporaries for his sharpness of mind, strength of purpose, fortitude, and good humor, John de Witt was a brilliant leader whose career ended in a death of horror rarely paralleled in history. Herbert Rowen's biography embraces all aspects of De Witt's political, intellectu...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1978 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- A Note on Names, Personal and Geographical
- Abbreviations
- Prologue: The Lances are Blunted
- 1. Youth (1625-1650)
- 2. Holland Versus the Prince (1649-1650)
- 3. The Path to Power (January 1651-February 1652)
- 4. War with Cromwell (May 1652-July 1653)
- 5. Life in The Hague (1653-1660)
- 6. From Affluence to Fortune
- 7. The Craft of Politics
- 8. The Master of Patronage
- 9. The Manager of State Finances
- 10. Toward Peace (July 1653-April 1654)
- 11. Exclusion of the Prince (April-August 1654)
- 12. Diplomacy: Craft and Art
- 13. As England Goes ... (1654-1660)
- 14. Not Quite Friends or Foes (1652-1660)
- 15. The Embroiled Baltic (1652-1657)
- 16. Storm in the North (1657-1660)
- 17. Holland Politics (1654-1660)
- 18. A Clashing Harmony (1654-1660)
- 19. The Anomalous Republican
- 20. The Unphilosophical Cartesian
- 21. The Churches and the State
- 22. The Royal Guest (May-June 1660)
- 23. England: The Collapse of Friendship (1660-1664)
- 24. France: The Dubious Ally (1660-1664)
- 25. Life in The Hague (1660-1672)
- 26. ANew Place for Orange? (1660-1664)
- 27. Politics at Home (1660-1664)
- 28. King Charles's War (1665-1667)
- 29. The Mouse That Bit a Lion (1665-1666)
- 30. The Way to Breda (1665-1667)
- 31. France: The Reluctant Ally (1665-1667)
- 32. Wartime Politics (1665-1667)
- 33. The Triple Alliance (August 1667-June 1668)
- 34. The Dover Treaty (June 1668-June 1670)
- 35. The Fruits of Dover (June 167o-April 1672)
- 36. Quest for New Allies (1668- I 672)
- 37. The Prince Starts Back (1667-1670)
- 38. The Prince Advances (June 167o-April 1672)
- 39. The Desperate Months (April-June 1672)
- 40. The Fall from Power (June-August 1672)
- 41. The Final Horror (July-August 1672)
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index