This thesis looks in to the flow of news reports that came in to the Dutch Republic, or were generated within it, in response to the events constituting to a part of the Thirty' years war. The...Show moreThis thesis looks in to the flow of news reports that came in to the Dutch Republic, or were generated within it, in response to the events constituting to a part of the Thirty' years war. The thesis concentrates on the period between 1618 and 1632. It investigates if anything can be said about the effects of the war on the public debate in the Republic. As sources are used: pamphlets, and the early dutch newspapers of the family van Hilten and Broer Janszoon.Show less