Annales et Historiae de Rebus Belgicis

Annales et Historiae de Rebus Belgicis is a posthumously published work by Hugo Grotius, a Dutch jurist and scholar. Written in the style of the Roman historian Tacitus, it chronicles the Dutch revolt against Spain from 1559 to 1609. This period is also known as the Eighty Years' War, which ultimately led to the formation of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Grotius, deeply involved in Dutch politics, served as attorney general for several provinces and was a member of the Remonstrants during a significant political struggle. The work, largely completed by 1612, was published in 1657, after Grotius's death.123