This thesis studies the negative characterization of the Dutch in the pamphlet discourse of early modern England. It provides a survey of the character traits, tropes, arguments and general images...Show moreThis thesis studies the negative characterization of the Dutch in the pamphlet discourse of early modern England. It provides a survey of the character traits, tropes, arguments and general images used by pamphleteers to depict the Dutch as an immoral enemy ‘Other’. It also analyses the development of Hollandophobia, mapping changes and continuity within the discourse, focusing on the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the seventeenth century and the Glorious Revolution of 1688.Show less
In this BA-thesis, the publications of the pretender to the Portugese throne, Dom António, prior of Crato (1531-1595) published in the Netherlands between 1582 and 1585 are analysed (Corte...Show moreIn this BA-thesis, the publications of the pretender to the Portugese throne, Dom António, prior of Crato (1531-1595) published in the Netherlands between 1582 and 1585 are analysed (Corte Verklaeringe, 1582; Maatregelen, 1583 and Justificatie, 1585). The publications are compared to the propaganda of the Dutch Revolt, especially with those of William of Orange. The use of the motif of the "Black Legend", anti-spanish propaganda which saw much use during the Dutch Revolt, is also studied. Concluded is that there were contacts between Orange's chief propagandist Villiers and representatives of Dom António. In his publications, Dom António tried to model his persona and propaganda to that of William of Orange.Show less
