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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)

Chapters

General Preface, Prologue

6:44

Read by Esther

The Burgundian Netherlands

28:06

Read by Esther

Habsburg Rule in the Netherlands

38:34

Read by Marian Brown

The Prelude to the Revolt

48:29

Read by Kirsten Ferreri

The Revolt of the Netherlands

1:07:09

Read by Riccardo Fasol

William the Silent

36:58

Read by Gesine

The Beginnings of the Dutch Republic

1:08:13

Read by Marloes Schoonheim

The System of Government

24:51

Read by Cori Samuel

The Twelve Years' Truce

21:35

Read by Esther

Maurice and Oldenbarneveldt

32:14

Read by hefyd

From the end of the Twelve Years' Truce to the Peace of Munster, 1621-1648. The…

54:10

Read by hefyd

The East and West India Companies. Commercial and Economic Expansion .

1:22:41

Read by Jim Mowatt

Letters, Science and Art

49:34

Read by Cori Samuel

The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly

25:06

Read by Sibella Denton

Rise of John de Witt. The First English War

30:38

Read by Fracture

The Administration of John de Witt, 1654-1665, from the Peace of Westminster to…

29:25

Read by hefyd

The last years of De Witt's Administration, 1665-1672. The Second English War. …

41:42

Read by hefyd

The Stadholderate of William II. The Great Assembly

17:53

Read by Jim Mowatt

The Stadholderate of William III, 1672-1688

38:29

Read by Marloes Schoonheim

The King-Stadholder, 1688-1702

30:46

Read by Cori Samuel

The War of the Spanish Succession and the Treaties of Utrecht, 1702-1715

36:30

Read by Jim Mowatt

The Stadholderless Republic, 1715-1740

22:47

Read by Esther

The Austrian Succession War and William IV, 1740-1751

27:16

Read by Sibella Denton

The Regency of Anne and of Brunswick, 1751-1766

12:05

Read by Sibella Denton

William V. First Period, 1766-1780

13:14

Read by Sibella Denton

Stadholderate of William V (continued), 1780-1788. The English War. Patriot Mov…

26:44

Read by Sibella Denton

The Orange Restoration. Downfall of the Republic, 1788-1795

18:50

Read by Cori Samuel

The Batavian Republic, 1795-1806

34:00

Read by Sibella Denton

The Kingdom of Holland and the French Annexation, 1806-1814

27:34

Read by Cori Samuel

The Formation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1814-1815

24:28

Read by Esther

The Kingdom of the Netherlands--Union of Holland and Belgium, 1815-1830

37:21

Read by Ezwa

The Belgian Revolution. The Separation of Holland and Belgium, 1830-1842

47:07

Read by Ezwa

William I abdicates. Reign of William II. Revision of the Constitution, 1842-18…

15:51

Read by Cori Samuel

Reign of William III to the death of Thorbecke, 1849-1872

22:34

Read by Menno

The later reign of William III, and the Regency of Queen Emma, 1872-1898

23:48

Read by Menno

The Reign of Queen Wilhelmina, 1898-1917

9:05

Read by Menno

Epilogue

11:20

Read by Esther

Bewertungen

Good reading but difficult to understand the dutch names

(4 Sterne)

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