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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780582405233
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104429379
Product Key Features
Author
A.M. Claydon
Publication Name
William III
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
138mm
Item Weight
454g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
A.M. Claydon
Series Title
Profiles in Power
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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