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Book Review of The Sea Beggars

The Sea Beggars
The Sea Beggars
Author: Cecelia Holland
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Against the background of the Protestant Reformation and conflicts between England and Spain, this novel relates the rise of the House of Orange and the beginnings of Dutch nationalism. The factual history of the conflict is long and complex, but Holland tells an insightful, if small, slice of a much bigger picture, through the stories of one Dutch family. Holland brings the reader into the action, fighting alongside Jan & Hanneke against Alva and the Spaniards who seek to crush their revolution.