PG Edition of Netherlands series — CompleteVolume I.Reading editionChapter navigation244 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, 1555-1566PREFACETHE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLICPart 1.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 2.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 2. (continued 2)MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 3.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 4.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 4. (continued 2)1558-1559 [CHAPTER III.]MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 5.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 6.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 7.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 7. (continued 2)MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 8.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 8. (continued 2)MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 9.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 9. (continued 2)MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 10.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 10. (continued 2)1566 [CHAPTER VII.]VOLUME 2, Book 1., 1566 1566 [CHAPTER VIII.]Chapter IX · , Part 1., 1566MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 13.1567 [CHAPTER X.]MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 14.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 14. (continued 2)MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 15.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 15. (continued 2)MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 16.1568 [CHAPTER III.]1568 [CHAPTER IV.]MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 17.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 18.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 19.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 20.1572-73 [CHAPTER VIII.]MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 21.MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION, VOLUME 22.PART IV. 1573-74 [CHAPTER I.]1574 [CHAPTER II.]THE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, VOLUME III.1574-1576 [CHAPTER III.]Chapter IV1576-1577 [CHAPTER V.]DON JOHN OF AUSTRIA. 1576-1577 [CHAPTER I.]DON JOHN OF AUSTRIA. 1576-1577 [CHAPTER I.] (continued 2)Chapter IIIChapter IVChapter IV · (continued 2)Chapter VPART VI.Chapter IChapter I · (continued 2)Chapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIVolume I.PREFACE.Chapter IChapter IIHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter IIIChapter IVHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter V · , Part 1.Chapter V · , Part 1. (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter V · , Part 2.Chapter V · , Part 2. (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter V · , Part 3.Chapter V · , Part 3. (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter VI · , Part 1.HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter VI · , Part 2.HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter VII · , Part 1.Chapter VII · , Part 1. (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter VII · , Part 2.HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter VIIIVolume II.Chapter IXChapter IX · (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSCHAPTER. XIChapter XIIHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XIIIHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XIVChapter XVHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XVIHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XVIIChapter XVII · (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XVIII · Part 1.Chapter XVIII · Part 1. (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XVIII · Part 2.HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XIX · Part 1.HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XIX · Part 2.Chapter XIX · Part 2. (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXVolume III.Chapter XXIChapter XXIIHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXIIIChapter XXIII · (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXIVChapter XXVHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXVIChapter XXVIIHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXVIIIChapter XXIXHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXXChapter XXX · (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXXIHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXXIIChapter XXXII · (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXXIIIChapter XXXIII · (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXXIVChapter XXXVHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXXVIChapter XXXVIIVolume IV.CHAPTER, XXXVIII.CHAPTER, XXXVIII. (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XXXIXHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XLHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XLIChapter XLIIHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XLIIIChapter XLIVHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XLVChapter XLVIHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XLVIIChapter XLVIIIHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter XLIXChapter XLIX · (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter LHISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter LIChapter LI · (continued 2)HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDSChapter LIIChapter LIII · CONCLUSION.ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS, ENTIRE 1600-09 UNITED NETHERLANDS:ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDS 1584-1609, COMPLETEPREFACE:Chapter IChapter I · (continued 2)Chapter I · (continued 3)Chapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter IV · (continued 2)Chapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XI · (continued 2)Chapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXChapter XX · (continued 2)Chapter XXIChapter XXIIChapter XXIIIETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS, ENTIRE JOHN OF BARNEVELD, 1614-23:ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARKS, ENTIRE JOHN OF BARNEVELD 1609-1623:JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY.Volume I.I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY.Volume II.XVII.XVIII.XIX.XX.XXI.JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY.XXII.XXIII.XXIV. 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