Helmer J Helmers: 2 books
The Royalist Republic
Literature, Politics, and Religion in the Anglo-Dutch Public Sphere, 1639–1660
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
In 1649, Charles I was executed before Whitehall Palace in London. This event had a major impact not only in the British Isles, but also on the continent, where British exiles, diplomats and agents waged propaganda battles to conquer the minds of foreign audiences. In the Dutch Republic, above all,...
by Helmer J. Helmers, Geert H. Janssen
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
During the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic was transformed into a leading political power in Europe, with global trading interests. It nurtured some of the period's greatest luminaries, including Rembrandt, Vermeer, Descartes and Spinoza. Long celebrated for its religious tolerance, artistic...