The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom

A Short Account of the Early Development of the Modern Kingdom of the Netherlands

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

• Editorial: White Press
• Año: 2019
• ISBN:
  9781528786867
• Categoría: History
• Categoría: Early Modern History

First published in 1914, this vintage book contains a detailed historical account of the Dutch Kingdom between 1795 and 1813. Willem van Loon (1882 – 1944) was a Dutch-American journalist, historian, and successful author of children's books. Contents include: "William I Frontispiece", "The Estates of Holland", "Flight of William V", "Krayenhoff", "Warship Entering the Port of Amsterdam", "Daendels", "French troops entering Amsterdam", "Capetown captured by the English", "Pieter Paulus", "The National Assembly", etc. This volume will be of particular utility to those with an interest in Dutch history, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Other notable works by this author include: "The Story of Mankind" (1921), "The Story of the Bible" (1923), and "Witches and Witch-Finders" (1923). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

A COMPARISON OF THE
FOUR CONSTITUTIONS OF HOLLAND

CONSTITUTION OF 1798	CONSTITUTION OF 1801
The Representative Assembly:	A Council of State (Executive
The highest power in the State,	Council, in Dutch: Staatsbewind)
to which all other governmental	consisting of twelve members.
bodies are responsible.	A Legislative Assembly.
The Executive Council of five	National Syndicate consisting
directors.	of three judicial office...