The Political Thought of the Dutch Revolt 1555 1590This book is a comprehensive study of the history of the political thought of the Dutch Revolt (1555 90). It explores the development of the political ideas which motivated and legitimized the Dutch resistance against the government of Philip II in the Low Countries, and which became the ideological foundations of the Dutch Republic as it emerged as one of the main powers of Europe. It shows how notions of liberty, constitutionalism, representation