The Rise of the Dutch Republic

Table of contents

 * Preface
 * Historical Introduction
 * Part 1: Philip the Second in the Netherlands. 1555-1559.
 * Chapter 1: The Opening and Closing Scene
 * Chapter 2: Saint Quentin and Gravelines
 * Chapter 3: Philip's Farewell to the Netherlands
 * Part 2: Administration of the Duchess Margaret. 1559-1567.
 * Chapter 1: Sowing the Wind
 * Chapter 2: The Taciturn Against King, Cardinal, and Elector
 * Chapter 3: The Holy Inquisition
 * Chapter 4: A Mortal Combat and Fatal Triumph
 * Chapter 5: The Harvest Ripening
 * Chapter 6: Compromise and Moderation
 * Chapter 7: The First Whirlwind
 * Chapter 8: Prudent Philip
 * Chapter 9: Blood Shed and Spared
 * Chapter 10: The Prologue Finished
 * Part 3: Alva. 1567-1573.
 * Chapter 1: The Reign of Terror and the Council of Blood
 * Chapter 2: Victims and Champions
 * Chapter 3: The Governor's Triumph and the Infante's Doom
 * Chapter 4: The Liberator's First Campaign
 * Chapter 5: A Tenth Penny and a Model Murder
 * Chapter 6: Long Live the Beggars
 * Chapter 7: The Liberator Conquered by St. Bartholomew
 * Chapter 8: Three Thorough Massacres
 * Chapter 9: Tyranny's Tide Begins to Ebb
 * Part 4: Administration of the Grand Commander. 1573-1576
 * Chapter 1: Misery of Mook-Heath
 * Chapter 2: The Leyden Drama
 * Chapter 3: Barren Diplomacy and the Submarine Laurels
 * Chapter 4: The Hopper Policy and the Monstee Mutiny
 * Chapter 5: The Antwerp Fury Ripens the Ghent Concord
 * Part 5: Don John of Austria. 1576-1578.
 * Chapter 1: Lepanto's Hero
 * Chapter 2: The Under Side of the Cards
 * Chapter 3: A Lion in the Toils
 * Chapter 4: The Outlaw's Return
 * Chapter 5: The Guardian of the Netherland Bride and Her Suitors
 * Part 6: Alexander of Parma. 1578-1584.
 * Chapter 1: A Nation Severed and a Republic Born
 * Chapter 2: Triumphs of Treason
 * Chapter 3: Sterile Conferences and Teeming Intrigues
 * Chapter 4: Declaration of Independence
 * Chapter 5: Two Elected Sovereigns
 * Chapter 6: The French Fury and its Results
 * Chapter 7: A Hero's Death