Author: David Onnekink

This book aims to reinterpret current perceptions of the Dutch Forty Years War (1672-1713), usually regarded as a struggle against the expansionism of Louis XIV, birthing the European balance of powe …

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Many historians consider the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years’ War in 1648, to mark a watershed in European international relations. It is generally agreed that Westphalia brought to …

Many historians consider the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years’ War in 1648, to mark a watershed in European international relations. It is generally agreed that Westphalia brought to …

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 …

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 …

William III (1650-1702) was Stadholder in the United Provinces and King of England, Scotland and Ireland. His reign has always intrigued historians, as it encompassed such defining events as the Dutc …

William III (1650-1702) was Stadholder in the United Provinces and King of England, Scotland and Ireland. His reign has always intrigued historians, as it encompassed such defining events as the Dutc …

The years 1650 to 1750 – sandwiched between an age of ‘wars of religion’ and an age of ‘revolutionary wars’ – have often been characterized as a ‘de-ideologized’ period. However, the essays in this c …

The years 1650 to 1750 – sandwiched between an age of ‘wars of religion’ and an age of ‘revolutionary wars’ – have often been characterized as a ‘de-ideologized’ period. However, the essays in this c …

During the Glorious Revolution of 1688 Huguenot soldiers were at the forefront of William of Orange’s army. Their role was an important one and they are, with justification, best remembered for this …

During the Glorious Revolution of 1688 Huguenot soldiers were at the forefront of William of Orange’s army. Their role was an important one and they are, with justification, best remembered for this …

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