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William of Orange and the Fight for the Crown of England

Author : Brian Best
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 152679523X
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book William of Orange and the Fight for the Crown of England written by Brian Best and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2021-10-30 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Essential reading for anyone who wanted to know the real story of how William of Orange became King of England” (Books Monthly). In 1688, a vast fleet of 463 ships, twice the size of the Spanish Armada, put to sea from Holland. On board was William of Orange with 40,000 soldiers—their objective, England. The Protestant William had been encouraged by a group of Church of England bishops to risk everything and oust the Catholic King James. He landed at Tor Bay in Devon and soon gathered enough support, including that of John Churchill, the future Duke of Marlborough, to cause King James to flee to France. It had been seen, in the eyes of most in England and Scotland as a “Glorious” Revolution. William ascended the throne along with his wife Mary, the daughter of England’s Charles II, who had preceded James. Though the revolution had been virtually bloodless, William had to fight to keep his crown. Most Irish were Catholics and King William’s armies met stiff opposition there. In this, James saw a chance to regain his crown. Sailing to Ireland, he led his Jacobite troops against William at the Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690. James was defeated, ending his hopes of ousting William. There were also large numbers of Catholics in Scotland, but they too were defeated by William’s army at the Battle of Killiecrankie. This, in turn, led to the infamous Massacre of Glencoe. The accession of William and Mary to the throne was a landmark moment in British history, one which saw Parliament emerge into the modern state. In January 1689, two months after the Glorious Revolution, Parliament met and in February a Declaration of Rights was incorporated into the Bill of Rights. This included the measure that the crown could not tax without Parliament’s consent or interfere in elections. William, therefore, is not only known both for being one of England’s most revolutionary kings, but also one of the least remembered.

William III

Author : William Pull
Publisher : Unicorn
ISBN 13 : 9781913491604
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book William III written by William Pull and published by Unicorn. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed study in the struggle for power between seventeenth-century European ruling elites. This book tells the story of William of Orange before he became the king of England, examining the system of clan family and patron-client relationships across Europe on which the prince's political and diplomatic influences rested. His skillful personal ability with the political elites in the Dutch Republic and England enabled his rise to power in the republic and later to the throne of England. Providing a full and detailed recounting of the dramatic clash between William's regime with Louis XIV's governance of France, the book does not shy away from engaging in historical controversies. The action that gives the story its impetus will be of equal interest to academics and general historians alike. Drawing from English and Dutch sources and historiography, the book is a major contribution to academic studies of this crucial historical figure of the second half of the seventeenth century.

William of Orange and the Revolt of the Netherlands, 1572-84

Author : Koenraad Wolter Swart
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book William of Orange and the Revolt of the Netherlands, 1572-84 written by Koenraad Wolter Swart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first scholarly biography of William the Silent published in English for fifty years, William of Orange and the Revolt of the Netherlands, 1572-1584 is invaluable for providing an up-to-date assessment of William and the revolt of the Netherlands. Despite the European significance of his struggle, there has not been a major English language study of William since C.V. Wedgwood's biography published in 1944. As such scholars will welcome this publication of Koen Swart's distinguished and authoritative biography of the first of the hereditary stadholders of the United Provinces. Originally available only in Dutch, this edition provides an English speaking audience for the first time with a detailed account of William's role in the Dutch Revolt reflecting the vast amount of scholarship undertaken in the field of European political and religious history over the last few decades.

Going Dutch

Author : Lisa Jardine
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062043382
Total Pages : 1065 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Going Dutch written by Lisa Jardine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-02-22 with total page 1065 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 5, 1688, William of Orange, Protestant ruler of the Dutch Republic, landed at Torbay in Devon with a force of twenty thousand men. Five months later, William and his wife, Mary, were jointly crowned king and queen after forcing James II to abdicate. Yet why has history recorded this bloodless coup as an internal Glorious Revolution rather than what it truly was: a full-scale invasion and conquest by a foreign nation? The remarkable story of the relationship between two of Europe's most important colonial powers at the dawn of the modern age, Lisa Jardine's Going Dutch demonstrates through compelling new research in political and social history how Dutch tolerance, resourcefulness, and commercial acumen had effectively conquered Britain long before William and his English wife arrived in London.

I Will Maintain

Author : Marjorie Bowen
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781018995687
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book I Will Maintain written by Marjorie Bowen and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

William the Silent, Prince of Orange 1533-1584 and the Revolt of the Netherlands

Author : Ruth Putnam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book William the Silent, Prince of Orange 1533-1584 and the Revolt of the Netherlands written by Ruth Putnam and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Redefining William III

Author : David Onnekink
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317069870
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Redefining William III written by David Onnekink and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William III (1650-1702) was Stadholder in the United Provinces and King of England, Scotland and Ireland. His reign has always intrigued historians, as it encompassed such defining events as the Dutch year of Disaster (1672), the Glorious Revolution (1688) and the ensuing wars against France. Although William has played a pivotal role in the political and religious history of his countries, the significance and international impact of his reign is still not very well understood. This volume contains a number of innovative essays from specialists in the field, which have evolved from papers delivered to an international conference held at the University of Utrecht in December 2002. By focusing on the entire period 1650-1702 from an international perspective, the volume moves historical discussion away from the traditional analysis of single events to encompass William's entire reign from a variety of political, religious, intellectual and cultural positions. In so doing it offers a new perspective on the British and Dutch reigns of William III, as well as the wider European milieu.

The Awful End of Prince William the Silent

Author : Lisa Jardine
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060838353
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book The Awful End of Prince William the Silent written by Lisa Jardine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the 1584 shooting of the Protestant Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic, assessing the struggle of the Netherlands to overthrow Catholic rule, and its implications for other heads-of-state fearful of assassination.

Texts Concerning the Revolt of the Netherlands

Author : E. H. Kossman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521200141
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Texts Concerning the Revolt of the Netherlands written by E. H. Kossman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Kossman and Dr Mellink gather together the threads of the complicated story and analyse some of the major theoretical problems discussed by sixteenth-century Netherlands

The Huguenot Soldiers of William of Orange and the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688

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Author : Matthew Glozier
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Huguenot Soldiers of William of Orange and the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 written by Matthew Glozier and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an analysis of the political, religious, and social rationale, which underlay Huguenot support for William of Orange in 1688. In the context of the Huguenot exodus from France and the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, the role of the Huguenot soldiers within an international Protestant political context is also explained.

William and Mary

Author : John Van der Kiste
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752470973
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book William and Mary written by John Van der Kiste and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary (1662-94), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, then 15, is said to have wept for a day and a half when she was told she was to marry her cousin, William (1650-1702), son of William II of Orange (1626-50), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, and Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I of England, who was eleven years older than her. In November 1677, on William's 27th birthday, they married in a private ceremony at St James's Palace. William was solemn, James gloomy, Mary in tears, and only King Charles appeared cheerful. This dual biography deals with both the 'life and times' of the monarchs, and with England's place in Europe. Interests of the subjects, outside the constitutional, are dealt with, as well as their personal relationships: William's rumoured homosexuality and Mary's hinted-at lesbianism; Mary's troubled personal relations with her father, James II; and the relationship between Mary and her sister and husband's successor Anne. The book also examines the personal and political relations between William and his uncle Charles II, and between William and Mary and Charles' illegitimate son the Duke of Monmouth.

William III

Author : A.M. Claydon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317876830
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book William III written by A.M. Claydon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William III, William of Orange (1650-1702), is a key figure in English history. Grandson of Charles I and married to Mary, eldest daughter of James II, the pair became the object of protestant hopes after James lost the throne. Though William was personally unpopular - his continental ties the source of suspicion and resentment - Tony Claydon argues that William was key to solving the chronic instability of seventeenth-century Britain and Ireland. It took someone with a European vision and foreign experience of handling a free political system, to end the stand-off between ruler and people that had marred Stuart history. Claydon takes a thematic approach to investigate all these aspects in their wider context, and presents William as the crucial factor in Britain's emergence as a world power, and as a model of open and participatory government.

King William III

Author : Bryan Bevan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book King William III written by Bryan Bevan and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descended from a long line of doughty warriors and statesmen, William Prince of Orange was born in the Hague during November1650, son of a Dutch father and a Scottish Stuart Princess, eldest daughter of Charles I. Banned at first from succeeding to his hereditary offices by the Act of Seclusion, William's boyhood was rather lonely. His early life was bounded by the Anglo-Dutch naval wars during Cromwell's Protectorate and after the Restoration of Charles II. Acquiring his first military experience during the invasion of Holland by King Louis XIV in 1672, he revealed qualities of heroism and patriotism, refusing to submit to the might of France. He was, above all, a European, having an intimate knowledge of her various peoples. Bryan Bevan, in his new biography of the Prince, discusses William's qualities as a statesman, revealing his many virtues but not silent as to his marked faults. What were his real motives when invading his father-in-law James' kingdom? William III, reigning jointly with Mary II, had an unusual marriage but the deep attachment he felt for her surprised many. However, for the most part, in his private and public life, men friends mattered more to him than female society. William's bravery in battle has never been questioned. but he was never a great soldier. His greatness shone rather in his patience and skill in forging a grand alliance of nations against Louis XIV's ambition to dominate Europe. He was before his time in belief in the balance of power. 207p, 8 b/w pls (Rubicon Press 1997)

An Old French Trilogy

Author : Catherine Mary Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813066462
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (664 download)

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Download or read book An Old French Trilogy written by Catherine Mary Jones and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a broad and rich view of the tradition of Old French epic poetry, or chansons de geste, by providing an updated English translation of three central poems from the twelfth-century Guillaume d'Orange cycle.

The Treaty of Waitangi

Author : Claudia Orange
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
ISBN 13 : 1877242489
Total Pages : 1009 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book The Treaty of Waitangi written by Claudia Orange and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 1009 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 by over 500 chiefs, and by William Hobson, representing the British Crown. To the British it was the means by which they gained sovereignty over New Zealand. But to Maori people it had a very different significance, and they are still affected by the terms of the Treaty, often adversely.The Treaty of Waitangi, the first comprehensive study of the Treaty, deals with its place in New Zealand history from its making to the present day. The story covers the several Treaty signings and the substantial differences between Maori and English texts; the debate over interpretation of land rights and the actions of settler governments determined to circumvent Treaty guarantees; the wars of sovereignty in the 1860s and the longstanding Maori struggle to secure a degree of autonomy and control over resources." --Publisher.

Portraits of Faithful Saints

Author : Herman Hanko
Publisher : Reformed Free Publishing Association
ISBN 13 : 9780916206604
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Portraits of Faithful Saints written by Herman Hanko and published by Reformed Free Publishing Association. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Beggars, Iconoclasts, and Civic Patriots

Author : Peter J. Arnade
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801474965
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book Beggars, Iconoclasts, and Civic Patriots written by Peter J. Arnade and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new history of the Dutch Revolt that shows how the act of rebellion forged a political identity through ritual, symbol, and public action.