BOOKS - FICTION - Морские нищие
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952719
952719
Морские нищие
Author: Арт. Феличе
Year: 2009
Number of pages: 400
Format: DJVU
File size: 10,4 MB
Language: RU
Year: 2009
Number of pages: 400
Format: DJVU
File size: 10,4 MB
Language: RU
By the middle of the 16th century, the Netherlands had turned from a seedy Spanish colony into a developed industrial state with close ties to the British kingdom. The young and enterprising Dutch bourgeoisie no longer wanted to tolerate Spanish rule and revolted. To suppress it, Spain sent the invincible Duke of Alba. But the triumph of the Spaniards was short-lived. On April 1, 1572, the fleet of "sea beggars" (gezov), as the rebels called themselves, stormed the city of Bril, and the expulsion of invaders throughout the country began...