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Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-66)
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1566-74)
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609)
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1574-84)
History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89 — Complete
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84)
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-99 — Complete
Life and Death of John of Barneveld — Complete (1609-1623)
Quotes and Images From Motley's History of the Netherlands
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-92
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 32
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 19
About John Lothrop Motley
John Lothrop Motley was an American writer and diplomat. As a popular historian, he is best known for his works on the Netherlands, the three volume work The Rise of the Dutch Republic and four volume History of the United Netherlands. As United States Minister to Austria in the service of the Abraham Lincoln administration, Motley helped to prevent European intervention on the side of the Confederates in the American Civil War. He later served as Minister to the United Kingdom during the Ulysses S. Grant administration.
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