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Patrons of the Old Faith
Patrons of the Old Faith is the first full-length study on the Catholic nobility in the Dutch Republic. Based on a detailed prosopographical analysis and through the examination of their marriage strategies, interaction with Protestants, religiosity and contributions to the Holland Mission, Jaap Geraerts shows how the behaviour of the Catholic nobility was highly distinctive and differed from their co-religionists and Protestant peers as it was influenced by a specific set of noble and Catholic values. Due to the synthesis of their noble and confessional identities, the Dutch Catholic nobility in Utrecht and Guelders acted as patrons of their faith and were instrumental for the survival of Catholicism in the Dutch Republic.
The Military in the Early Modern World
When looking at the early modern period (c. 1500–c. 1800), we often speak of "the military" or "the army". But what exactly do we mean when using these terms? The forms and structures of the armed forces have not only changed between 1500 and 1800, but also varied throughout different regions of the world and even within Europe. The contributors to this volume examine twelve early modern examples of armed forces in the Holy Roman Empire, Western and Eastern Europe, Eastern Asia and North America and paint a multifarious and even disparate picture during this period. The findings suggest that modern notions of the armed forces common in the early modern period should be used more prudently to avoid prevalent implications of non-existing continuity and uniformity.
Genealogy of The House of Ripperda
This is the English translation of the history of the noble house of Ripperda. It is the most complete and up-to-date genealogical study of this ancient noble and prominent family, which played such a significant role in Dutch, German, and even European history. The book includes a wealth of historical and genealogical data, as well as many beautiful illustrations of family portraits, heraldry and estates.
Estate Landscapes in Northern Europe
Estate Landscapes in Northern Europe is the first study of the role of the landed estate as an agent in the shaping of landscapes and societies across northern Europe over the past five centuries. Leading us into the fascinating variations of manorial worlds, the present volume seeks to open the field to include a broader perspective on estate landscapes. Estate - or manorial - landscapes were distinctive elements within the historic landscape and created their own character. Marked by larger scale fields associated with the home or demesne farm as well as a higher proportion of woodland and timber trees the landscapes reflected the scale of the resources available to the landowner and the c...
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Fulfilling God's Mission
This biography recalls the fascinating life of the second Reformed minister of New Amsterdam (New York), from his mystical experience as a 15-year old orphan in Holland until his tragic death as a spokesman of the opposition during Kieft's War.
Navigating History: Economy, Society, Knowledge, and Nature
In Navigating History: Economy, Society, Knowledge, and Nature the contributors present new research that touches on the core themes developed in Karel Davids’s work. The book reflects Davids’s omnivorous character as a scholar. Nevertheless, there are common strands that run throughout the introduction and fourteen chapters gathered here. Major themes include resources of knowledge, cultures of learning, and humans and their natural environment. Together, these fourteen essays provide a fascinating panorama of social, economic, and environmental history of the past millennium. The book seeks to bring back the different levels of geographical scope, fusing the local, the national and the global. Contributors are: Ulbe Bosma, Pepijn Brandon, Jaap Bruijn, Petra van Dam, Victor Enthoven, Sabine Go, Marjolein ’t Hart, Raoul De Kerf, Jan Lucassen, Karin Lurvink, Joel Mokyr, Marijn Molema, Bert de Munck, Pál Nyiri, Harm Pieters, Matthias van Rossum, Joost Schokkenbroek, Jeroen Touwen, Wybren Verstegen, and Jan Luiten van Zanden.
The Lost 13 Tribes of Israel
The book is all about the lost tribes of Israel in the Bible and what happened to them when God gave them their walking papers. He gave them a certificate of divorce, but He also gave them many promises of reinstatement as well as covenants with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and His people called Israel. Who are they really? Can you identify all the stars and galaxies by looking up at the sky? God is a God of covenants. He keeps His own covenants. Shouldn't we take notice of what He said? It is all made very clear in the Books of Moses and the Prophets and the New Testament.. These things are coming to pass before our very eyes right now! See A Third of the Submarines in the sea died. And where do the two witnesses of Revelation fit into this picture? It's all there, clearing up faster and faster the nearer we are coming to the Valley of Jezreel, as God promised.
The Anglo-Dutch Favourite
Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649-1709) was the closest confidant of William III and arguably the most important politician in Williamite Britain. Beginning his career in 1664 as page to William of Orange, his fortunes gained momentum with the Prince's rise to power in The Netherlands and Britain, emerging as William's favourite at court from the 1670s onwards. Taking a broadly chronological approach, the central concern of this book is not simply to provide a biographical account of Portland's life, but to explore wider political themes within a European context. By analysing Portland's role within William's government it shows how royal favourites could still wield considera...
Adel en heraldiek in de Nederlanden
"Adel en heraldiek zijn vanaf de verschijning van de eerste wapens nauw met elkaar verbonden. De heraldische vormentaal werd al snel geadopteerd door burgers en steden, maar in de beleving van velen hebben wapens nog altijd een adellijk karakter. Voor edelen was de heraldiek het middel bij uitstek om hun identiteit te uiten. In de vroege tijd is het een van de weinige bronnen die inzicht bieden in het adellijke zelfbeeld. In deze bundel wordt voor het eerst in Nederland aandacht besteed aan de vele facetten van de symbiose van adel en heraldiek door de eeuwen heen."--Provided by publisher.
