History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce--1609, Volume 4Harper & Brothers, 1868 - Netherlands Vol. 1-2, pub. 1861, have title : History of the United Netherlands from the death of William the Silent to the Synod of Dort. With a full view of the English-Dutch struggle against Spain and of the origin and destruction of the Spanish armada. |
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