290 Pages
by
Routledge
290 Pages
by
Routledge
290 Pages
by
Routledge
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Many historians consider the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648, to mark a watershed in European international relations. It is generally agreed that Westphalia brought to an end more than a century of religious conflicts and marked the beginning of a new era in which secular power politics was the prime motivating factor in international relations and warfare. The... Read more
Contents: Introduction: the 'dark alliance' between religion and war, David Onnekink; Plus royaliste que le pape: Louis XIV's religious policy and his Guerre de Holland, Paul Sonnino; The role of religion in Spanish foreign policy in the reign of Carlos II (1665-1700), Christopher Storrs; After Westphalia: remodelling a religious foreign policy, Andrew C. Thompson; The last war of religion? The Dutch and the 9 Years War, David Onnekink; Diplomacy, religion and political stability: the views of 3 English diplomats, Stéphane Jettot; The blessed Trinity: the army, the navy and providence in the conduct of warfare, 1688-1713, K.A.J. McLay; Schomberg, Miremont and Huguenot invasions of France, Matthew Glozier; The States General on religion and war: manifestos, policy documents and prayer days in the Dutch republic, 1672-1713, Donald Haks; An English dissenter and the crisis of European Protestantism: Roger Morrice's perception of European politics in the 1680s, Stephen Taylor; A righteous war and a Papist peace: war, peace and religion in the political rhetoric of the United Provinces, 1648-1672, Jill Stern; Defending the true faith: religious themes in Dutch pamphlets on England, 1688-1689, Emma Bergin; Conclusion, Benjamin J. Kaplan; Index.
Biography
David Onnekink is Lecturer at the Universities of Utrecht and Leiden, The Netherlands.
'This volume of essays [...] contains much that is of interest, and showcases a wide range of methodological, thematic, and geographical approaches. It suggests the formation of a new historiographical consensus, and provides a springboard for further discussion.' War in History
