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Title
William III
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Claydon, Tony (Author)
Subject
William III, King of England, 1650-1702
Netherlands--History--1648-1795 (LCSH)
Netherlands--Politics and government--1648-1795 (LCSH)
Netherlands--Kings and rulers--Biography (LCSH)
Language
English
Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: DJ187 .C57 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 949.2/04092 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23/eng/20240503)
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Content
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Summary
"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. William III explains how William overcame huge disadvantages at his birth to regain his family's traditional dominance of Dutch politics; how he dedicated his life to the defeat of Louis XIV of France; how this brought him to the Stuart thrones in Britain and Ireland; and how he managed a war from 1689 which shifted the balance of Europe. William achieved these remarkable successes, by being a new kind of 'hybrid' ruler. He befitted the traditional roles of aristocratic leadership and royalty: acting as a war leader, displaying personal and court magnificence, manipulating dynastic ties, and performing an authoritative masculinity. Yet he was also a master of an emerging public politics in which the opinions of others, and even wide populations, mattered. He persuaded his countries to fight Louis XIV of France with a brilliant mixture of mass print propaganda; skills of persuasion, compromise, and consent building; a strong partnership with his popular wife; and a presentation of himself as his people's servant. For all this significance, and innovation, he deserves to be far better known than he has been among anyone interested in the origins of modern Europe. This book will appeal to scholars and students alike studying the life and rule of William III, as well as more general audiences interested in the history of early modern England, Scotland, Ireland, and within the political landscape of Western Europe"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Chronology and chronological note
Introduction: A painting on a wall: William III and his meanings
The death of a prince, 1650: the predicament of the infant William III
Slaughter in the streets, 1672: the Orangist revolution in the Netherlands
An invitation, 1688: Dutch politics and the path to the invasion of England
A coronation, 1689: William and the Glorious Revolution in England
A triumph in Ireland, 1690: the establishment of William's regime in the Stuart realms, and the start of the war with France
The end of a siege, 1695: success in European war
The loss of the army, 1698: challenges and defeats for William after the Glorious Revolution
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
Authorized Access Point
Claydon, Tony William III
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: prepublication
Identified By: bf:Local, 23669084
Change Date: 2024-05-03T14:04:20
Creation Date: 2024-05-01
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
Description Authentication: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Assigner: United States, Library of Congress

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Claydon, Tony William III