1830

Title: 1830

Author: Rolf Falter

Binding: Paperback

EAN: 9789020958362

Condition: Good

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Description:
The true story of the Belgian revolution, stripped of all myths_x000D_ _x000D_ Exciting and easy to read, a strong story_x000D_ _x000D_ It has been a very long time since the story of 1830 was told in Dutch in all its details_x000D_ _x000D_ Appears on the eve of 175 years of Belgium_x000D_ _x000D_ New part in the successful series that previously included the bestsellers 1302. Revolt in Flanders and 1585. The Fall of Antwerp_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ 1830 is a turning point in the history of the Low Countries. It is the year in which Belgium declares independence. The great Kingdom of the Netherlands, at that time no older than fifteen years, falls apart into three parts: the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. _x000D_ On 25 August 1830, a small riot broke out in Brussels, which forty days later would result in the independent state of Belgium. The separation had a liberating effect, both in the south and in the north. But the shock wave that the break caused did lead to several bloody confrontations, long diplomatic and political poker games, an incredibly difficult search for a king for the small new kingdom, and years of wrangling over Antwerp, Limburg and Luxembourg. And all that time, the chance of a new, major European war remained real. _x000D_ This book tells the true story of that fascinating year. Averse to all Dutch, Belgian, Luxembourgish, Greater Dutch, Flemish or other pathos, Rolf Falter goes in search of the facts, opinions and often complex motives behind the decisions taken. The result is an astonishing account of hunger, uprising, war, politics and diplomacy, of rigidity, cunning, audacity and sometimes even courage. _x000D_ The terror in the streets of Brussels, the bitterness of King William, the despair of the military, the rapidly growing opportunism of the young revolutionaries, the bombardment of Antwerp, the sobriety of old Talleyrand, the cool calculation of Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, the frustration of Metternich: it all comes to life in a book that proves that reality often surpasses fiction...