1st Edition

Habsburg Communication in the Dutch Revolt

By Monica Stensland Copyright 2012
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

The rebels of the Dutch Revolt, their political thoughts and the media they used to express them, have long been a focus of historical attention. This book, however, focuses on the largely untold story of what the other side, the Habsburg regime and its local supporters, thought about the conflict and how they responded to rebel accusations. To this end, a variety of oral, written and theatrical... Read more
Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Notes on References and Translations, Introduction, Rooting out Heresy and Rebellion, 1567-1572, From Rebellion to War, 1572-1576, The Breakdown of Royal Authority, 1576-1578, Communicating Reconciliation, 1578-1585, Losing the Peace, 1585-1595, A New Beginning, 1596-1609, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Illustration Credits, Index

Biography

Monica Stensland joined the Norwegian Foreign Service in 2009 and is currently serving as Second Secretary at the Norwegian Embassy in Malawi.