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A Short History of Belgium

by Léon van der Essen

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  1. 1Dedication — Introduction
  2. 2Prefatory Note to the Second Edition
  3. 3Chapter I — The Period of Formation
  4. 4Chapter II — The Period of Feudalism
  5. 5Chapter III — The Rise and Influence of the Communes
  6. 6Chapter IV — The Politics and Struggles of the Time of the Communes
  7. 7Chapter V — The Union of the Belgian Principalities Under the Dukes…
  8. 8Chapter VI — Belgium Under Charles V (1506-55) and the Beginnings o…
  9. 9Chapter VII — Philip II and the Revolt of the Netherlands Against S…
  10. 10Chapter VIII — The Reign of the Archduke Albert and Isabella (1598-…
  11. 11Chapter IX — The Last Years of the Spanish Rule (1633-1715)
  12. 12Chapter X — Belgium Under the House of Austria (1713-89)
  13. 13Chapter XI — Belgium Under French Domination (1792-1814)
  14. 14Chapter XII — The Dutch Rule and the Belgian Revolt of 1830
  15. 15Chapter XIII — Independent Belgium
  16. 16Chapter XIV — The Great Trial
  17. 17Bibliography

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