Lille and the Dutch Revolt : Urban Stability in an Era of Revolution, 1500–1582 (Paperback)

List of tables; List of figures; Abbreviations; Notes; Acknowledgements; Introduction: cities and the Dutch revolt; Part I. Forces of Revolt and Stabilising Structures: 1. Magistrat, city and central state; 2. 'Substantial merchants conducting important trade'; 3. 'Cloth of every type and price'; 4. Impoverishment and intervention; 5. Piety and the parameters of reform; Epilogue: stress and stability; Part II. Revolution and Stability: 6. A city's 'fine duty'; 7. 'Tramping and oppression': Lille under Alba and Requesens, 1566?7; 8. From 'common cause' to 'special league': Lille between estates-general and reconciliation, 1576?82; Conclusion: stability in revolution.