The book "The History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Armistice - A Complete Collection (1584-1609)" was written by the outstanding American historian and diplomat John Lothrop Motley. In his epoch-making work, the author talks about the period in the history of the Netherlands, when this country was in a difficult situation after the assassination of William I of Orange. Motley examines in detail the events that led to the Thirty Years' War and the pulsating political climate in the region. The author demonstrates his high skill in researching complex political and military events, successfully combining facts with analysis and a deep understanding of the context. Motley's book has become a canonical work in the study of the history of the Netherlands and is an inexhaustible source of knowledge for historians and a wide range of readers interested in the history of Europe and the period of the Reformation.