Download or read book The Sea Beggars written by Cecelia Holland and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sixteenth-century family joins with pirates and William of Orange to fight the Spanish Inquisition in this novel of the Dutch Revolt by “a first-class storyteller” (People). Consistently ranked among the top authors of historical fiction, along with Mary Renault, Mary Stewart, Phillipa Gregory, and Diana Gabaldon, the great Cecelia Holland now transports readers to the sixteenth-century Netherlands in an exciting tale of resistance and rebellion against cruel Spanish oppressors that combines unforgettable fictional characters with real historic personages. No one was safe from religious persecution in the Dutch Low Countries when the “conqueror king,” Phillip II of Spain, dispatched the Catholic Church’s Inquisition to the Netherlands in the late 1500s. The van Cleef family has suffered mightily, with a father executed by a Spanish hangman and a mother driven into madness. Now their children, Jan and Hanneke, must survive on their own by any means necessary as fate carries them down separate but equally dangerous paths. Jan’s destiny is on the high seas—and ultimately in the royal court of England’s Queen Elizabeth—as he and his uncle Pieter boldly retake the old man’s captive ship and join the infamous pirates known as the Sea Beggars in their quest to drive the enemy invaders from Dutch waters. Remaining behind in Antwerp, Hanneke, meanwhile, is forced to endure a series of devastating trials that would crush a young woman of weaker spirit and sensibilities. Strong, courageous, and independent, she embarks on a harrowing journey to Germany in the company of refugee ruler William of Orange ahead of the impending terror of Spain’s sadistic Duke of Alva. But young Hanneke soon realizes there can be no escape or safe haven anywhere as long as her country is in chains, and she vows to dedicate her life to the perilous cause of freedom. A sweeping and epic historical novel rich in color and stunning period detail, Holland’s The Sea Beggars is an enthralling, action-packed adventure that interweaves fact with brilliant invention. It is yet one more fictional excursion into the breathtaking world of the past by an author the New York Times praises as “a literary phenomenon.”
Download or read book The Sea Beggars written by Dingman Versteeg and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book This Forsaken Earth written by Paul Kearney and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2006-11-28 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s spoken of only in whispers. His origins are a mystery. Some say that he’s descended from the last of the angels. Others say much worse. By all appearances, Rol Cortishane is just another ruthless pirate roaming the lawless seas, raiding warships and slavers. But the truth is something far more complicated and dangerous than anyone can imagine, including Rol. Even as he seeks to escape his birthright, Rol is slowly discovering who—and what—he really is. But the revelation won’t come without exacting a terrible price from Rol and all he loves. Now a treacherous figure from his past has made him a proposition it would be fatal to turn down. Racing against time, Rol must chart a harrowing course across the sea, back to the beautiful Rowen and the people she would rule as Queen. With his steadfast crew—the battle-scarred Creed, the mirthful halftroll Gallico, and a young escaped slave named Giffon—Rol will plunge headlong into a destiny as dark as they come. And toward a terrifying battle against an enemy as determined to destroy the world as Rol is to save it.
Download or read book The Sea Beggars written by Dingman Versteeg and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sea Beggars written by Cecelia Holland and published by Orion. This book was released on 1982 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sea Beggars written by Dingman Versteeg and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sea Beggars written by Dingman Versteeg and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Sea Beggars: Liberators of Holland From the Yoke of Spain It is because of this revolt, and the war of eighty years following, that the people of these United States are not a Spanish-speaking nation, but are, instead, an English-speak ing one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Mark of Ran written by Paul Kearney and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2005-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning blend of visionary storytelling and majestic prose, The Mark of Ran is a new masterpiece of imaginative fiction. In this epic adventure, Paul Kearney records the voyages of a reluctant hero, a band of outcasts, and a quest into the unknown no one has ever dared before . . . In a world abandoned by its Creator, an ancient race once existed—one with powers mankind cannot imagine. Some believe they were the last of the angels. Others think they were demons. Rol Cortishane was raised in a remote fishing village with no idea of his true place in the world. But in his veins runs the blood of this long-forgotten race and he shares their dangerous destiny. Driven from home, accused of witchcraft and black magic, Rol takes refuge in the brooding tower sanctuary of the enigmatic Michal Psellos. There Rol is trained in the assassin’s craft and tutored by the beautiful but troubled Rowen. It’s no accident that Rol and Rowen have been brought together, but the truth about their past is a secret they will have to fight to discover. Now they’ve set their sights across the sea in search of the Hidden City and an adventure that will make them legends . . . if it doesn’ t kill them first. Praise for The Mark of Ran “[A] gritty fantasy swashbuckler . . . Kearney’s crisp, often lyrical writing shines brightest when his characters take to the sea.”—Publishers Weekly “One of the very best fantasy writers around.”—Steven Erikson
Download or read book Pirates and Privateers from the Low Countries C 1500 C 1810 written by Alex Ritsema and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-06-29 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In novels, cartoons and films, "the" pirate had a wooden leg, a parrot on one of his shoulders, a patch before one of his eyes and buried his treasures on remote shores or islands... This book is not about fictional pirates but about real ones but their stories are equally spectacular. Some of them were not "pirates" but "privateers" equipped with a "letter of marque", an official license to attack enemies in times of war. Among other Dutch, Frisian and Flemish freebooters, this book includes: Grutte Pier, a folk hero defending the Frisian freedom against the Hollanders around 1520; the "Sea-Beggars" and their decisive role in the War of Dutch Independence (1568-1648); the Dunkirk raiders harassing merchant vessels from Amsterdam; adventurers joining the legendary pirates of Barbary or the Caribbean. This book not only deals with the freebooters themselves but also with their victims and foes, as well as corrupt shipowners and corrupt judges of Prize Courts.
Download or read book The Sea Beggars written by Dingman Versteeg and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-26 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review from The Critic, Volume 39: Spain and the Netherlands, England and the Transvaal. Between these two struggles Mr. Versteeg draws a close comparison in his preface to tl1is little sketch of one phase of the Dutch war of independence. When he wrote, he thought the English could no more conquer the Afrikanders with their unacclimated horses on unknown ground than the Spaniards could successfully contend against the Netherlanders with their imported ships on foreign waters. Since the author laid down his pen the situation, however, looks less favorable to the conclusion of his parallel. England must conquer in the end, for she has resources where Spain was exhausted. This is a well-told story, a very personal and individual description of the lawless pirates whose tastes drove them into an occupation which later circumstances dignified. They developed into freebooters when the revolt against Philip made them valuable and then into patriotic fighting for their homes, sailor-founders of the famous Dutch navy. The narrative is essentially popular and is based on modern Dutch writers. For example, the description of the siege of Leyden is taken from “ Leyden's Wee en Zegepraal," by Hofdyk. But this is quite legitimate. Dutch authors are, as a rule, sealed books to an English public.
Download or read book The Beggars written by Jacob B. Liefde and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Terror and Consent written by Philip Bobbitt and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip Bobbitt follows his magisterial Shield of Achilles with an equally provocative analysis of the West's struggle against terror. Boldly stating that the primary driver of terrorism is not Islam but the emergence of market states (like the U.S. and the E.U.), Bobbitt warns of an era where weapons of mass destruction will be commodified and the wealthiest societies even more vulnerable to destabilizing, demoralizing terror. Unflinching in his analysis, Bobbitt addresses the deepest themes of history, law and strategy.
Download or read book Revolutions and the Revolutionary Tradition in the West 1560 1991 written by David Parker and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of eight European case studies, this essential guide provides a comparative survey of all the major revolutions in the West over the past 400 years.
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