This novel is centered on the Dutch House of Orange, and begins with its prince, William. It is set in the time of the Holy Inquisition, when tensions between the Catholic and Protestant churches dominated.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Alchemist
14:45 - Chapter 2
Fräulein Anne
21:40 - Chapter 3
Louis of Nassau
16:13 - Chapter 4
The Saint Bartholomew Wedding
21:43 - Chapter 5
William of Orange
15:45 - Chapter 6
The Crystal Gazers
27:09 - Chapter 7
Brussels
19:30 - Chapter 8
Margaret of Parma
17:38 - Chapter 9
Cardinal Granvelle
16:50 - Chapter 10
The Rhetoric Play
17:40 - Chapter 11
The Jesters and the Rhetoric Players
18:44 - Chapter 12
The Grandees
19:06 - Chapter 13
The Departure of the Cardinal
16:48 - Chapter 14
The Regent, the Prince, and the Cardinalist
16:23 - Chapter 15
The Pigeon
16:59 - Chapter 16
The Loyalty of Lamoral Egmont
18:36 - Chapter 17
The Amusements of the Princess of Orange
17:50 - Chapter 18
Philip's Mandate
15:04 - Chapter 19
The Knight-Errant
16:32 - Chapter 20
The Edicts
14:36 - Chapter 21
The Petition
23:47 - Chapter 22
The Banquet
18:24 - Chapter 23
Montigny's Wife
18:31 - Chapter 24
Antwerp
28:00 - Chapter 25
The Prince Resigns
17:51 - Chapter 26
Orange and Egmont
17:02 - Chapter 27
The Coming of Alva
16:21 - Chapter 28
Philip's Avengers
08:09 - Chapter 29
Dillenburg
21:10 - Chapter 30
Juliana of Stolberg
20:28 - Chapter 31
Heiliger Lee
17:56 - Chapter 32
The First Battle
17:28 - Chapter 33
News from the Netherlands
14:03 - Chapter 34
The Prince at Bay
12:11 - Chapter 35
The Action on the Geta
12:27 - Chapter 36
The Anabaptist Preacher
13:43 - Chapter 37
Winter Time
10:42 - Chapter 38
The Abbess
13:23