The English Reception of Oldenbarnevelt's Fall
This article examines the ways in which the execution of Dutch statesman John van Oldenbarnevelt in 1619 was understood and represented by contemporaries in England. In contrast to the popular, apocalyptical understanding of the execution as a victory for the Reformed faith, the portrayal of events...
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2014
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| Schlagworte: | influence of Netherlands politics in England republicanism andmonarchism Protestant anti-Catholic and anti-Spain sentiment politics in English drama Lucan's Pharsalia Arminianism Arts Religion Social sciences Political science |