John de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland, 1625-1672

Cover\nContents\nPreface\nNote on Names, Personal and Geographical\nAbbreviations\nPrologue: The Lances Are Blunted\n1. Youth (1625-1650)\n2. Holland Versus the Prince (1649-1650)\n3. The Path to Power (January 1651-February 1652)\n4. War with Cromwell (May 1652-July 1653)\n5. Life in the Hague (1653-1660)\n6. From Affluence to Fortune\n7. The Craft of Politics\n8. The Master of Patronage\n9. The Manager of State Finances\n10. Toward Peace (July 1653-April 1654)\n11. Exclusion of the Prince (April-August 1654)\n12. Diplomacy: Craft and Art\n13. As England Goes... (1654-1660)\n14. Not Quite Friends or Foes (1652-1660)\n15. The Embroiled Baltic (1652-1657)\n16. Storm in the North (1657-1660)\n17. Holland Politics (1654-1660)\n18. A Clashing Harmony (1654-1660)\n19. The Anomalous Republican\n20. The Unphilosophical Cartesian\n21. The Churches and the State\n22. The Royal Guest (May-June 1660)\n23. England: The Collapse of Friendship (1660-1664)\n24. France: The Dubious Ally (1660-1664)\n25. Life in the Hague (1660-1672)\n26. A New Place for Orange? (1660-1664)\n27. Politics at Home (1660-1664)\n28. King Charles\'s War (1665-1667)\n29. The Mouse That Bit a Lion (1665-1666)\n30. The Way to Breda (1665-1667)\n31. France: The Reluctant Ally (1665-1667)\n32. Wartime Politics (1665-1667)\n33. The Triple Alliance (August 1667-June 1668)\n34. The Dover Treaty (June 1668-June 1670)\n35. The Fruits of Dover (June 1670-April 1672)\n36. Quest for New Allies (1668-1672)\n37. The Prince Starts Back (1667-1670)\n38. The Prince Advances (June 1670-April 1672)\n39. The Desperate Months (April-June 1672)\n40. The Fall from Power (June-August 1672)\n41. The Final Horror (July-August 1672)\nEpilogue\nBibliography\nIndex