Tony Claydon

William III

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a political biography of William III (1650-1702): prince of Orange; stadhouder in the Netherlands from 1672; and (in a novel joint monarchy with his wife, Mary), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the Revolution of 1688-9.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 473g
• ISBN-13: 9781032212777
• ISBN-10: 1032212772
• Artikelnr.: 70150129

Autorenporträt

Tony Claydon is Professor of Early Modern History at Bangor University in Wales. He is author of numerous books and articles on the political and religious culture of later Stuart England, concentrating on national and confessional identity, perceptions of time, and the ideology of the regime of William III after the 1689 revolution.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A painting on a wall: William III and his meanings
1. The death of a prince, 1650: the predicament of the infant William
III
2. Slaughter in the streets, 1672: the Orangist revolution in the
Netherlands
3. An invitation, 1688: Dutch politics and the path to the invasion of
England
4. A coronation, 1689: William and the Glorious Revolution in England
5. A triumph in Ireland, 1690: the establishment of William's regime in
the Stuart realms, and the start of the war with France
6. The end of a siege, 1695: success in European war
7. The loss of the army, 1698: challenges and defeats for William after
the Glorious Revolution
8. A new hope, 1701: William's recovery at the last years of his reign
Conclusion: A stone in the floor: the legacies of William III
Suggestions for Further Reading