Anglo-Dutch Connections in the Early Modern World

This ground-breaking collection reveals the networks of interrelation between early modern England and the Dutch Republic. As people, ideas and goods moved back and forth across the North Sea – or spread further afield in the vanguard of globalization and empire – Anglo-Dutch relations shaped all aspects of life, with profound implications still relevant today.

 A diverse range of expert scholars share new research in their discipline, ranging across technology, trade, politics, religion, and the arts. Different aspects of this history of competition, alliance, migration, and conflict are taken up by each chap­ter, providing the reader with detailed case studies as well as the broader back­ground and its historical roots.

 Anglo-Dutch Connections in the Early Modern World aims to be both accessible and innovative. It will be essential to students and researchers interested in European politics, intellectual history, and shared Anglo-Dutch society, while showcasing current research in multiple facets of the Early Modern World.