The Low Countries in early modern times
Herbert Harvey Rowen (Compiler)
A sense of smallness obsesses the three countries - Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg - which have emerged from the early modern complex of provinces named "the low lands by the sea" in the Middle Ages. Although today they are small in area and population, these three countries were once economically and politically giants of Europe. In this study of the Low Countries, the editor, Herbert Rowen, has given a view of historical events through documents ranging from state papers to satirical pamphlets and from general accounts to personal correspondence. The story of the Low Countries is traced from Charles V's reign in the early 16th century through the late 18th century. The origins and significance of the separation of the country into the Dutch Republic and the Spanish (late Austrian) Netherlands during the Revolt of the Low Countries are observed. Once this separation has occurred, the history of the United Provinces in the North is stressed. The varied documents give a glimpse of the past greatness of Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg
Print Book, English, 1972
Walker, New York, 1972