# The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-66)

Author: Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877

Genre: Category: History - European

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4811

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Rise+of+the+Dutch+Republic+Motley&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The north-western corner of the vast plain which extends from the German ocean to the Ural mountains, is occupied by the countries called the Netherlands. This small triangle, enclosed between France, Germany, and the sea, is divided by the modern kingdoms of Belgium and Holland into two nearly equal portions. Our earliest information concerning this territory is derived from the Romans. The wars waged by that nation with the northern barbarians have rescued the damp island of Batavia, with its neighboring morasses, from the obscurity in which they might have remained for ages, before any thing concerning land or people would have been made known by the native inhabitants. Julius Caesar h...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-rise-of-the-dutch-republic-complete-1555-66-4811/chapters/5/index.md)